U.S. patent application number 12/677990 was filed with the patent office on 2010-10-07 for bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage which effective for the treatment of staphylococcus aureus biofilm.
Invention is credited to Yunjaie Choi, Sooyoun Jun, Sanghyeon Kang, Se Yung Lee, Jeesoo Son, Seongjun Yoon.
Application Number | 20100254950 12/677990 |
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Family ID | 40452719 |
Filed Date | 2010-10-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20100254950 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Yoon; Seongjun ; et
al. |
October 7, 2010 |
Bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage which
effective for the treatment of staphylococcus aureus biofilm
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions for removing a
biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus, comprising a
bacteriophage, such as Myoviridae family T4-like phage genus
bacteriophage (Accession No: KCTC 11153BP, SAP-I) or Podoviridae
family .phi.29-like virus genus bacteriophage (Accession No:
KCTC11154BP, SAP-2), and lytic protein derived therefrom, that
destroys the biofilm. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical
compositions for the treatment of diseases caused by Staphylococcus
aureus capable of forming biofilm.
Inventors: |
Yoon; Seongjun; (Seoul,
KR) ; Choi; Yunjaie; (Seoul, KR) ; Lee; Se
Yung; (Pyeongtaek-Si, KR) ; Son; Jeesoo;
(Seoul, KR) ; Jun; Sooyoun; (Seoul, KR) ;
Kang; Sanghyeon; (Seoul, KR) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Ballard Spahr LLP
SUITE 1000, 999 PEACHTREE STREET
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Family ID: |
40452719 |
Appl. No.: |
12/677990 |
Filed: |
September 12, 2008 |
PCT Filed: |
September 12, 2008 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/KR08/05434 |
371 Date: |
March 12, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
424/93.6 ;
514/2.7 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01N 63/00 20130101;
A61P 31/04 20180101; C12N 2795/00032 20130101; A61K 38/00 20130101;
C12N 2795/00031 20130101; A61K 35/76 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
424/93.6 ;
514/2.7 |
International
Class: |
A01N 63/02 20060101
A01N063/02; A01N 63/00 20060101 A01N063/00; A01P 1/00 20060101
A01P001/00; A61K 35/76 20060101 A61K035/76; A61K 35/00 20060101
A61K035/00; A61P 31/04 20060101 A61P031/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 13, 2007 |
KR |
10-2007-0092859 |
Claims
1. A composition for removing a biofilm formed by Staphylococcus
aureus, comprising, bacteriophage, wherein the bacteriophage kills
Staphylococcus aureus and destroys the biofilm.
2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the bacteriophage is
Myoviridae family T4-like phage genus bacteriophage (Accession No:
KCTC 11153BP, SAP-1) or Podoviridae family .phi.29-like virus genus
bacteriophage (Accession No: KCTC11154BP, SAP-2).
3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the nucleotide sequence of
the bacteriophage comprises SEQ. ID. NO: 1, SEQ. ID. NO: 2, SEQ.
ID. NO: 3, SEQ. ID. NO: 4, SEQ. ID. NO: 5, SEQ. ID. NO: 6, SEQ. ID.
NO: 7, SEQ. ID. NO: 8, SEQ. ID. NO: 9, SEQ. ID. NO: 10, SEQ. ID.
NO: 11, SEQ. ID. NO: 12, SEQ. ID. NO: 13, SEQ. ID. NO: 14, SEQ. ID.
NO: 15, SEQ. ID. NO: 16, SEQ. ID. NO: 17, SEQ. ID. NO: 18, SEQ. ID.
NO: 19, SEQ. ID. NO: 20, SEQ. ID. NO: 21, SEQ. ID. NO: 22, SEQ. ID.
NO: 23, SEQ. ID. NO: 24, SEQ. ID. NO: 25, SEQ. ID. NO: 26, or SEQ.
ID. NO: 29.
4. A composition for removing a biofilm generated by Staphylococcus
aureus, comprising, a lytic protein derived from a bacteriophage
wherein the lytic protein kills Staphylococcus aureus and destroys
the biofilm.
5. The composition of claim 4, wherein the lytic protein derived
from the bacteriophage comprises SEQ. ID. NO: 28 or SEQ. ID. NO:
31.
6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is a
disinfectant, a medical cleaner, or an environmental purifier.
7. A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of disease caused
by Staphylococcus aureus capable of forming biofilm, comprising,
bacteriophage, wherein the bacteriophage kills Staphylococcus
aureus and destroys the biofilm.
8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 7, further comprising an
antibiotic.
9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, wherein the
antibiotic is lysozyme, lysostaphin, methicillin, oxacillin, or
vancomycin.
10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 7, wherein the
bacteriophage is Myoviridae family T4-like phage genus
bacteriophage (Accession No: KCTC 11153BP, SAP-1) or Podoviridae
family .phi.29-like virus genus bacteriophage (Accession No: KCTC
11154BP, SAP-2).
11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 7, wherein the
nucleotide sequence of the bacteriophage comprises SEQ. ID. NO: 1,
SEQ. ID. NO: 2, SEQ. ID. NO: 3, SEQ. ID. NO: 4, SEQ. ID. NO: 5,
SEQ. ID. NO: 6, SEQ. ID. NO: 7, SEQ. ID. NO: 8, SEQ. ID. NO: 9,
SEQ. ID. NO: 10, SEQ. ID. NO: 11, SEQ. ID. NO: 12, SEQ. ID. NO: 13,
SEQ. ID. NO: 14, SEQ. ID. NO: 15, SEQ. ID. NO: 16, SEQ. ID. NO: 17,
SEQ. ID. NO: 18, SEQ. ID. NO: 19, SEQ. ID. NO: 20, SEQ. ID. NO: 21,
SEQ. ID. NO: 22, SEQ. ID. NO: 23, SEQ. ID. NO: 24, SEQ. ID. NO: 25,
SEQ. ID. NO: 26, or SEQ. ID. NO: 29.
12. A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of disease
caused by Staphylococcus aureus capable of forming biofilm,
comprising a lytic protein derived from a bacteriophage, wherein
the lytic protein kills Staphylococcus aureus and destroys the
biofilm.
13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12, further comprising
an antibiotic.
14. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 13, wherein the
antibiotic is lysozyme, lysostaphin, methicillin, oxacillin, or
vancomycin.
15. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12, wherein the lytic
protein comprises SEQ. ID. NO: 28 or SEQ. ID. NO: 31.
16. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 7, wherein the disease
is mastitis, dermatitis, sepsis, suppurative disorder, food
poisoning, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, impetigo, bacteremia,
endocarditis, or enteritis.
17. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 7, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition is a medicinal therapeutic agent or an
antibacterial agent.
18. The composition of claim 4, wherein the composition is a
disinfectant, a medical cleaner, or an environmental purifier.
19. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12, wherein the disease
is mastitis, dermatitis, sepsis, suppurative disorder, food
poisoning, pneumonia, osteomyelitis, impetigo, bacteremia,
endocarditis, or enteritis.
20. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12, wherein the
pharmaceutical composition is a medicinal therapeutic agent or an
antibacterial agent.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a use of bacteriophage or
lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage for the removal
(destroy) of biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus. The present
invention also relates to a use of bacteriophage or lytic protein
derived therefrom which is effective in eliminating biofilm formed
by Staphylococcus aureus for the treatment of disease caused by
biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore, the present
invention provides a composition for the removal of biofilm formed
by Staphylococcus aureus containing bacteriophage or lytic protein
derived therefrom as an active ingredient and a pharmaceutical
composition containing bacteriophage or lytic protein derived
therefrom as well as conventional antibiotics to improve the
antibacterial activity of the conventional antibiotics. The present
invention provides a disinfectant, a medical cleaner and an
environmental purifier for the purpose of removing biofilm formed
by Staphylococcus aureus and also provides a therapeutic agent and
antibacterial agent for treating diseases caused by
biofilm-associated Staphylococcus aureus infection.
BACKGROUND ART
[0002] In a region infected with bacteria, a mucose structured
community of bacterial cells enclosed in polymer matrix is found.
This complex aggregation of bacterial cells is called biofilm or
biological film (J Bacteriol 176: 2137-2142, 1994). In the biofilm,
a bacterial colony is enveloped by extracellular matrix (mucosal
surface) comprising polymer matrix (composed of polysaccharides and
polypeptides). That is, biofilm is a complex composed of a solid
biological surface. the bacterial colony, and a non-biological
surface, the extracellular matrix. Therefore, in this invention,
biofilm indicates the entire structure composed of such
extracellular matrix and bacterial colony therein. Biofilm is the
concept first proposed in the late 1970 by Professor Costerton,
Chief of The Center for Biofilm Engineering, Montana State
University, USA, which indicates the environment where many
bacteria survive covered by extracellular matrix made of viscous
materials secreted by bacteria (the bacteria adhered on a solid
surface secrete viscous materials such as polysaccharides, etc).
Biofilm is found everywhere in nature. Mucous slime found in rock
or pond is one example. Biofilm is a small city of bacteria where
bacteria communicate and defense themselves from outside world. So,
biofilm provides an environment for bacteria to survive under
diverse environmental stress including antibiotics.
[0003] Biofilm is frequently observed not only in nature but also
in relation to infectious disease. It can be formed in organs of
human and generated as plaques on teeth and can be generated on
medical devices for transplantation or industrial equipments.
Therefore, biofilm has been a major concern of researchers who
study earache in middle ear and pneumonia accompanied with
periodontal disease or cystic fibrosis. According to the report
made by NIH, USA in 2002, maximum 80% of total bacterial infection
was spread through biofilm.
[0004] Even antibiotics effective on planktonic bacteria lose their
effect once bacteria form biofilm (Trends Microbiol 9: 34-39,
2001). Once bacteria form biofilm, an antibody cannot invade
through the extracellular matrix of biofilm, resulting in
disablement of host immune system. One of the best-known of the
biofilm-specific properties is the development of antibiotics
resistance that can be up to 1.000-fold greater than planktonic
cells (Antimicrob Agents Chemother 47: 3407-3414, 2003). The
mechanism of increase of resistance against antibiotics by biofilm
has not been disclosed but can be outlined by the following three
reasons. The first reason is "ecological change of microorganisms".
Once biofilm is formed, adhesion among bacteria becomes strong, so
that bacterial colony is not apt to be spread, resulting in the
decrease of proliferation. Then, bacteria begin to lose dependence
on interaction with environment and accordingly metabolism of
bacteria becomes slow and sensitivity against antibiotics
decreases.
[0005] The second reason is physical properties of "extracellular
matrix composed of viscous polysaccharides". Viscous
polysaccharides forming the extracellular matrix have electric
property being apt to bind antibiotics. The binding of viscous
polysaccharides to antibiotics interrupts the spread of
antibiotics. That is, antibiotics cannot be delivered to target
bacteria, so that the antibiotics cannot take an effect. The third
reason is the "production of an inhibitor", which is presumably
involved in the general antibiotic-resistance acquirement
mechanism. The most representative inhibitor inhibiting the effect
of antibiotics is .beta.-lactamases produced by Pseudomonas. Once
biofilm is formed, bacteria residing therein but not having
resistance start acquiring the resistance related genes by
horizontal gene transfer and as a result these bacteria turn into
resistant bacteria. Once biofilm is generated on infected area, it
can be judged the area has become antibiotic-resistant condition.
Therefore, once biofilm is generated, it is very difficult to treat
infectious disease by using general antibiotics.
[0006] Thus, formation of biofilm indicates chronic bacterial
infection. As described hereinbefore, sensitivity of bacteria to
antibiotics becomes weak, suggesting that normal doses of
antibiotics are not effective. To overcome such low sensitivity,
antibiotics are over-used, only resulting in production of
antibiotic resistant bacteria. That is, bacteria infection,
particularly when biofilm is already generated, treatment with
antibiotics is not effective any more.
[0007] To prevent antibiotics from being disabled by biofilm, a
novel antibiotic capable of destroying biofilm is required or a
method for co-treatment of a conventional antibiotic and a specific
component capable of destroying the extracellular matrix of biofilm
has to be developed in order for the conventional antibiotics to be
effectively functioning.
[0008] Staphylococcus aureus is Gram-positive bacteria, which is a
pathogenic microorganism causing purulence, abscess, various
pyogenic infection, and sepsis. This is a very dangerous pathogen
demonstrating the highest resistance against methicillin (73% at
average, which is the top level of resistance world widely),
according to the investigation in Korea. That means Staphylococcus
aureus that is not killed by methicillin takes 73% by its total
population, indicating that Staphylococcus aureus is a very
dangerous pathogen. Many strains of Staphylococcus aureus are able
to form biofilm. Once biofilm is generated, drug delivery is
impossible, resulting in chronic infection. That is, biofilm
formation causes chronic infection (FEMS Microbiology Letters 252:
89-96, 2005). The treatment of biofilm-associated disease caused by
Staphylococcus aureus is especially difficult, compared with other
bacteria infection treatments dealing with biofilms generated by
other pathogens. Even if a drug is administered for treating
disease, delivery of the drug is difficult because of biofilm. Even
if the drug is delivered, the treatment effect on highly resistant
Staphylococcus aureus is not so great by the conventional
antibiotics based treatment. Therefore, to treat biofilm of
Staphylococcus aureus, a novel approach with a novel material is
necessary.
[0009] Various attempts have been made so far to treat biofilm
generated by Staphylococcus aureus. However, the results were not
successful. The only effective attempt was using lysostaphin,
precisely it was reported that lysostaphin could be useful for
removing biofilm generated by Staphylococcus aureus (Antimicrob
Agents Chemother 47: 3407-3414, 2003). Lysostaphin is an
antibacterial enzyme produced by staphyolococcus that is able to
destroy cell wall of staphyolococcus. This enzyme is glycylglycine
endopeptidase that specifically digests pentaglycine cross bridges
found in peptidoglycanstructure of staphyolococcus. So, lysostaphin
is expected as an extremely potent anti-staphylococcal agent. Even
if lysostaphin has an excellent anti-bacterial effect, it is not
perfect. There are still many staphyolococcuses which are not
sensitive to lysostaphin (lysostaphin-resistant strains) (J Clin
Microbiol 11: 724-727, 1980; Antimicrob Agents Chemother 47:
3407-3414, 2003). Since lysostaphin sensitivity is different among
staphyolococcuses, it cannot be effective in every staphyolococcus.
Moreover, lysostaphin resistant strains are being generated. Such
lysostaphin-resistant strains are called lysostaphin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus variants (Antimicrob Agents Chemother 51:
475-482, 2007). The mechanism of acquiring resistance against
lysostaphin has not been explained, yet. But, there was a report
concerning the mechanism saying as follows. When femA gene is
mutated and thus nonfunctional FemA protein is expressed,
monoglycine cross bridges are generated in peptidoglycan structure,
which makes lysostaphin powerless (J Bacteriol 188: 6288-6297,
2006). To overcome the above problem of using lysostaphin, studies
have been actively undergoing to establish a method to use
lysostaphin together with another enzyme such as lysozyme or
antibiotics such as methicillin, oxacillin and vancomycin for
better effect (Antimicrob Agents Chemother 21: 631-535, 1982; J
Antimicrob Chemother 59: 759-762, 2007; Folia Microbiol (Praha) 51:
381-386, 2006). In spite of co-treatment, if Staphylococcus aureus
has a low sensitivity against lysostaphin or resistance, removal of
biofilm is still impossible. Therefore, a novel substance is
required to overcome the disadvantages of lysostaphin treatment.
The novel substance might be administered independently or
co-administered with the conventional antibiotics. It will be more
preferred if the novel substance can be functioning by different
mechanism from lysostaphin or the conventional antibiotics.
[0010] The new approach drawing our attention these clays to be
able to complement the conventional art is to use bacteriophage.
Bacteriophage is a kind of virus-like agent that infects bacteria
and is generally called `phage` in short. Bacteriophage is a simple
structured organism in which a genetic material composed of nucleic
acid is covered with a protein envelope. The nucleic acid is
single-stranded or double-stranded DNA or RNA. Bacteriophage was
first found by Twort, an English bacteriologist, in 1915 during his
study on the phenomenon of melting down of micrococcus colonies as
being transparent. In 1917, d'Herelle, a French bacteriologist,
discovered that there was something decomposing Shigella disentriae
in a filtrate of a dysentery patient's feces and later through his
further research he isolated bacteriophage independently and named
it as bacteriophage. The term bacteriophage means `eating
bacteria`. Bacteriophage needs a host for its survival and every
bacterium has its specific bacteriophage. Bacteriophage invades
into a host and is multiplicated therein. Then, bacteriophage
expresses a group of enzymes necessary for decomposing cell wall of
a host bacterium. These enzymes destroy cell wall of a host
bacterium by attacking peptidoglycan layer involved in rigidity and
mechanical strength of cell wall. Such bacteriolytic protein of
bacteriophage plays a role in destroying cell wall of a host
bacterium to pave the way for bacteriophage to get out of the host.
Such bacteriolytic protein of bacteriophage is generally called
lysin.
[0011] Antibiotics (antibacterial agents) are still major part of
the treatment of infectious disease by bacteria. However, since
1980s, excessive use of antibiotics has generated many antibiotic
resistant strains and since year 2000, multidrug-resistant strains
have been frequently reported. With the recognition of problems of
using the conventional antibiotics, studies have been focused on
bacteriophage as a highly potent alternative for the conventional
antibiotics in many advanced countries. Bacteriophage is not only
effective in treatment of antibiotic-resistant strain but also
effective in treatment of patients with allergy to antibiotics. It
was once reported that lysin was used to kill Bacillus anthracis
usable as a biochemical weapon for bioterror (Nature 418: 884-889,
2002). Since then, studies have been actively undergoing to
understand lysin having a specific bactericidal activity and its
functions.
[0012] As an alternative for the conventional antibiotics,
bacteriophage and lytic protein derived therefrom also draw our
attention as a biofilm remover. There is a description on the use
of bacteriophage itself in relation to biofilm (International
Publication Number WO 2006/063176 A2; WO 2004/062677 A1). However,
bacteriophage has a narrow window of effect, suggesting that one
bacteriophage cannot be effective in whole bacteria of one species.
So, to secure the effective treatment, diverse bacteriophages are
necessary. And if necessary, combination of different
bacteriophages might be required. The bacteriophage mixture
containing different kinds of bacteriophages is called
bacteriophage cocktail. Even among different bacteriophages showing
equal effect on the same bacteria, there is a difference in the
cleavage site of cell wall peptidoglycan and actual functional
mechanisms, producing different results. Therefore, co-use of two
different bacteriophages might be more effective than single,
separate use of each bacteriophage.
[0013] It has been recently attempted to use lytic protein derived
from bacteriophage to remove biofilm. In general, lytic protein
derived from bacteriophage exhibits wider spectrum of antibacterial
activity than its mother bacteriophage. Therefore, it is expected
that lytic protein can be more effective in eliminating biofilm
than bacteriophage. However, it seems too early to judge with such
a few reports made so far. And, there is no report disclosing the
sufficient biofilm removal activity of lytic protein. In relation
to the lytic protein derived from bacteriophage, it was once
reported that recombinant .phi.11 endolysin could remove biofilm
generated by Staphylococcus aureus (Applied and Environmental
Microbiology 73: 347-352, 2007). However, the effect of .phi.11
endolysin was not sufficient because the antibacterial spectrum was
still too narrow. To treat biofilm generated by different
Staphylococcus aureus strains, diverse lytic proteins derived from
different bacteriophages are required. What we have to keep in our
mind herein is that every lytic protein derived from bacteriophage
is not capable of removing biofilm. According to the previous
reports. .phi.11 endolysin has biofilm removal activity but .phi.12
endolysin has not. Therefore, biofilm removal activity is not a
common property of lytic protein derived from bacteriophage. So, it
is necessary to obtain diverse lytic proteins derived from
bacteriophage having biofilm removal activity as well as diverse
bacteriophages.
DISCLOSURE
Technical Problem
[0014] The present inventors provide a composition for eliminating
biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus using bacteriophage or
lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage, and further tried to
use the composition for the treatment of disease caused by
Staphylococcus aureus and then become chronic by biofilm formed
thereby.
[0015] Particularly, the present inventors tried to develop a
composition effective in elimination and treatment of biofilm
generated by Staphylococcus aureus which is the cause of various
biofilm-associated infectious diseases. As a result, the present
inventors completed this invention by developing an effective
composition for the elimination and treatment of biofilm generated
by Staphylococcus aureus using the bacteriophage first identified
by the inventors or lytic protein derived from the
bacteriophage.
[0016] It is an object of the present invention to provide a
composition for eliminating biofilm generated by Staphylococcus
aureus containing bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the
bacteriophage of the present invention as an active ingredient. The
composition of the present invention can additionally include a
component confirmed to have antibacterial activity against
Staphylococcus aureus.
[0017] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
medical cleaner and an environmental purifier against
biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus which contain bacteriophage
or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage of the present
invention as an active ingredient. The medical cleaner and the
environmental purifier herein can additionally include a component
confirmed to have antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus
aureus.
[0018] It is further an object of the present invention to provide
a therapeutic agent or antibacterial agent capable of improving the
treatment effect on biofilm-associated disease caused by
biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus which contains bacteriophage
or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage of the present
invention as an active ingredient. The therapeutic agent or
antibacterial agent of the present invention can additionally
include a component confirmed to have antibacterial activity
against Staphylococcus aureus.
Technical Solution
[0019] To achieve the above objects, the present inventors
completed this invention by confirming that the bacteriophage
isolated by the inventors and lytic protein prepared using a gene
derived from the bacteriophage could eliminate biofilm formed by
Staphylococcus aureus.
[0020] The present invention provides a composition for eliminating
biofilm generated by Staphylococcus aureus containing bacteriophage
or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage of the present
invention as an active ingredient.
[0021] The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical
composition for the treatment of biofilm-associated disease caused
by bifilm forming Staphylococcus aureus containing bacteriophage or
lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage of the present
invention as an active ingredient. The composition can additionally
include a component confirmed to have antibacterial activity
against Staphylococcus aureus. This additional component does not
necessarily have power to destroy extracellular matrix of
biofilm.
[0022] The present invention further provides a pharmaceutical
composition for destroying extracellular matrix of biofilm along
with the conventional antibiotics to increase the treatment effect
of the conventional antibiotics on biofilm-associated disease
caused by biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus containing
bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage of
the present invention as an active ingredient. The conventional
antibiotic included in this composition does not necessarily have
power to destroy extracellular matrix of biofilm.
[0023] The composition of the present invention is formulated as a
disinfectant, a medical cleaner, an environmental purifier, a
therapeutic agent and an antibacterial agent for the elimination of
biofilm generated by Staphylococcus aureus or for the treatment of
disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus and become chronic by
biofilm formed by biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus. The
composition can additionally include a component confirmed to have
antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.
[0024] Hereinafter, the present invention is described in
detail.
[0025] The present inventors isolated novel bacteriophage capable
of killing specifically Staphylococcus aureus, and deposited the
bacteriophage at Korean Agricultural Culture Collection, National
Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology on Jun. 14, 2006 (Accession
No: KACC 97001P) and at Biological Resource Center, Korea Research
Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology on Jul. 18, 2007
(Accession No: KCTC 11153BP). The related matters have been applied
for a patent (Korean Patent Application No. 2006-55461). The
present inventors continued the study and as a result isolated
another effective bacteriophage, and then deposited the isolated
bacteriophage at Biological Resource Center, Korea Research
Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology on Jul. 18, 2007
(Accession No: KCTC 11154BP), and also applied for a patent for the
related matters (Korean Patent Application No. 2007-82358).
[0026] In addition, the present inventors applied for a patent
describing a novel antibacterial protein originated from the
bacteriophage capable of killing specifically Staphylococcus aureus
based on the genetic information thereon (Korean Patent Application
No. 2006-73562 and No. 2007-82357).
[0027] As described hereinbefore, lytic protein (antibacterial
protein) derived from bacteriophage is a protein that destroys cell
wall of a host bacterium when the bacteriophage comes out of the
host bacterium. Such lytic protein derived from bacteriophage is
generally called lysin. The lytic protein, lysin, is composed of
N-terminal catalytic domain and C-terminal binding domain and these
two domains are linked by a short linker. Lysin can have two
different catalytic domains, which is a rare case, though.
C-terminal binding domain is conjugated with matrix on cell wall of
target bacteria. The difference between the catalytic domain and
the binding domain makes the difference in antibacterial spectrum
of lytic protein. Therefore, it is also important to secure diverse
lytic proteins derived from different bacteriophages. Diversity of
lytic proteins facilitates establishing a method to cope with more
bacteria and combination therapy of at least two different lytic
proteins can increase the antibacterial effect, compared with
single treatment of one kind of lytic protein.
[0028] The present invention provides bacteriophage SAP-1
(Accession No. KCTC 11153BP) having a genome represented by the
nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of sequences
represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 1 NO: 26. and bacteriophage SAP-2
(Accession No. KCTC 11154BP) having the nucleotide sequence
represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 29 which are capable of killing
specifically Staphylococcus aureus and effective in destroying
biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus.
[0029] The present invention also provides lytic protein derived
from bacteriophage SAP-1 having the amino acid sequence represented
by SEQ. ID. NO: 28 and a gene encoding the nucleotide sequence
represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 27 and lytic protein derived from
bacteriophage SAP-2 having the amino acid sequence represented by
SEQ. ID. NO: 31 and a gene encoding the nucleotide sequence
represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 30 which are capable of killing
specifically Staphylococcus aureus and effective in destroying
biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus. Herein, the antibacterial
activity by lytic activity is not distinguished from the general
antibacterial activity resulted from other mechanisms.
[0030] The present inventors provide a composition for elimination
of biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus using bacteriophage or
lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage capable of killing
specifically Staphylococcus aureus and effective in destroying
biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus.
[0031] Once biofilm is formed by Staphylococcus aureus, as
described hereinbefore, it results in chronic infection and the
treatment of such chronic infection is very difficult. All the
conventional treatment methods based on the conventional
antibiotics are not so effective. Particularly, recent rise of
antibiotic resistant strains requests a novel method to treat
biofilm formed by such antibiotic resistant strains. The present
inventors provide an appropriate method to treat such biofilm using
bacteriophage or lytic protein derived therefrom.
[0032] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
composition for a medical cleaner and an environmental purifier
containing the bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the
bacteriophage as an active ingredient.
[0033] The medical cleaner is used to prevent biofilm from being
formed on the surface of artificial organs transplanted or wound.
Biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus is largely found on
implanted artificial surfaces such as catheters, heart valves,
shunts and prosthetic devices (New Microbiol 22: 337-341, 1999; J
Med Microbiol 50: 582-587, 2001; Infections Associated with
Indwelling Medical Devices, pp. 55-88, 2000, ASM, Washington,
D.C.). Therefore, implantable medical devices are preferably coated
with an antibacterial agent.
[0034] Once biofilm is formed on artificial implants, surgical
operation is the only way to eliminate the biofilm. Therefore, it
is more important to prevent biofilm from being formed. The
prevention of the formation of biofilm has advantages of less
frequent replacement of implanted medical devices and thereby
decreases of medical cost.
[0035] The medical cleaner can be sprayed on the surface of a
target area which needs to be protected from the formation of
biofilm, for example artificial joint, catheter, endoscope or
wound. Washing can be performed by hand wash, ultrasonic cleaner or
automatic washer. Medical devices can be soaked in a medical
cleaner. As antibiotic-resistant strains are generated, a novel
method to treat biofilms generated by such antibiotic-resistant
strains is necessary. Therefore, the present inventors developed an
appropriate method using bacteriophage or lytic protein derived
from the bacteriophage.
[0036] The use of the composition of the present invention as an
environmental purifier indicates the use as a general disinfectant.
The composition of the present invention can be effectively used as
a disinfectant for cooking area and facilities.
[0037] The effective content of bacteriophage or lytic protein
derived from the bacteriophage in the composition of the present
invention for a medical cleaner and an environmental purifier can
be determined by those in the art after simple preliminary
investigation. The dose can be regulated considering a field
targeted and a method of application. The content of the
bacteriophage in the composition of the present invention is
preferably 1.times.10.sup.3-1.times.10.sup.12 pfu/ml and more
preferably 1.times.10.sup.8-1.times.10.sup.10 pfu/ml. The content
of the lytic protein in the composition of the present invention is
preferably 0.001% (w/v)-0.1% (w/v), more preferably 0.002%
(w/v)-0.01% (w/v) and most preferably 0.005% (w/v). The
bacteriophage and the lytic protein derived therefrom of the
present invention are complementary to each other.
[0038] It is further an object of the present invention to provide
a therapeutic agent and antibacterial agent containing the
bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage as an
active ingredient.
[0039] The bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the
bacteriophage included in the composition of the present invention,
as described hereinbefore, is capable of killing specifically
Staphylococcus aureus and effective in destroying biofilm formed by
Staphylococcus aureus, so that it has treatment effect on diverse
chronic infectious diseases caused by Staphylococcus aureus and
become chronic by the formation of biofilm such as mastitis,
dermatitis, sepsis, suppurative disorder, food poisoning,
pneumonia, osteomyelitis, impetigo, bacteremia, endocarditis, and
enteritis, etc. The composition herein can additionally include a
component confirmed to have antibacterial activity against
Staphylococcus aureus to increase treatment effect.
[0040] The component confirmed to have antibacterial activity
against Staphylococcus aureus that can be additionally included in
the composition of the present invention is exemplified by
methicillin, oxacillin and vancomycin, but not always limited
thereto, and diverse antibiotics can be used.
[0041] When the bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the
same can be co-administered with the conventional antibiotics or
other effective substances, it helps them to be as fully
functioning as aimed by destroying extracellular matrix of biofilm.
The bacteriophage or lytic protein derived therefrom of the present
invention can digest a specific bond in peptidoglycan structure,
unlike lysostaphin, so that it can be effective in treating disease
caused by Staphylococcus aureus which is not sensitive to
lysostaphin or lysostaphin-resistant variants.
[0042] The effective dosage of the composition of the present
invention as a therapeutic agent or an antibacterial agent can be
determined and prescribed by an experienced doctor. In this
invention, `antibacterial agent` is the generalized term for
antiseptics, bactericides and antibiotics. The effective dose can
be specifically determined by considering age and weight of an
animal including human, clinical symptoms and administration
methods.
[0043] The effective dosage of the pharmaceutical composition of
the present invention formulated for application, spray, injection
and general administration can be determined by considering
formulation method, administration method, age, weight and gender
of a patient, severity of a disease, diet, administration time and
pathway, excretion rate and reactivity, etc. An experienced doctor
can determine and prescribe the effective dosage considering the
purpose of treatment. In general, the content of the bacteriophage
in the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is
preferably 1.times.10.sup.3-1.times.10.sup.12 pfu/ml, and more
preferably 1.times.10.sup.8-1.times.10.sup.10 pfu/ml. And the
content of the lytic protein in the pharmaceutical composition of
the present invention is preferably 0.001% (w/v)-0.1% (w/v), more
preferably 0.002% (w/v)-0.01% (w/v) and most preferably 0.005%
(w/v). The bacteriophage and lytic protein derived from the same of
the present invention are complementary to each other.
[0044] The composition of the present invention can be applied,
sprayed or injected on a target area. In addition, the composition
of the present invention can be orally or parenterally
administered. The parenteral administration is exemplified by
intravenous administration, intraperitoneal administration,
intramuscular administration, hypodermic administration or local
administration.
[0045] The pharmaceutically acceptable carrier included in the
composition of the present invention is exemplified by lactose,
dextrose, sucrose, sorbitol, mannitol, starch, acacia gum, calcium
phosphate, alginate, gelatin, calcium silicate, microcrystalline
cellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose, water, syrup, methyl
cellulose, methylhydroxybenzoate, propylhydroxybenzoate, talc,
magnesium stearate and mineral oil, but not always limited thereto.
The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can
additionally include lubricants, wetting agents, sweetening agents,
flavors, emulsifying agents, suspending agents and adjuvants, in
addition to the above ingredients.
[0046] The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can
be formulated by using a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and/or
excipient according to a method generally performed by those in the
art as a unit dose or in a multi-close container. At this time, the
formulation can be oil or solution in aqueous media, suspension or
emulsion, extract, powder, granule, tablet or capsule and a
dispersing agent or a stabilizer can be additionally included
therein.
[0047] The treatment of disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus
using the bacteriophage capable of destroying biofilm or lytic
protein derived from the bacteriophage is advantageous over the
conventional antibiotics based treatment. That is, biofilm removal
and target bacteria destruction can be achieved at the same time by
the treatment method using the bacteriophage or lytic protein
derived from the same. So, even if Staphylococcus aureus survives
in biofilm, it can be effectively destroyed.
[0048] The term `treatment` in this invention indicates (i)
prevention of infectious disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus;
(ii) inhibition of infectious disease caused by Staphylococcus
aureus and (iii) alleviation of infectious disease caused by
Staphylococcus aureus.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS
[0049] As explained hereinbefore, bacteriophage SAP-1,
bacteriophage SAP-2 and lytic proteins derived from those
bacteriophages of the present invention are capable of killing
Staphylococcus aureus specifically and further destroying biofilm
formed by Staphylococcus aureus, so that they can be effectively
used for the elimination of biofilm by Staphylococcus aureus. They
can be also used as a medical cleaner and an environmental purifier
for removing biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus and further as
a therapeutic agent and an antibacterial agent with improved
treatment effect by removing biofilm of Staphylococcus aureus for
the treatment of infection caused by biofilm-forming Staphylococcus
aureus.
[0050] And, bacteriophage SAP-1, bacteriophage SAP-2 and lytic
proteins derived from those bacteriophages of the present invention
not only have Staphylococcus aureus specific killing activity but
also have biofilm removal activity. Therefore, when they are
administered with the conventional antibiotics or medicines, they
can increase treatment effect of the conventional antibiotics or
medicines having antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus
aureus which have been not so effective in treatment because of
being blocked by extracellular matrix of biofilm formed by
Staphylococcus aureus.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0051] The application of the preferred embodiments of the present
invention is best understood with reference to the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
[0052] FIG. 1 is a set of electron microscope photographs showing
the Staphylococcus aureus specific bacteriophage isolated by plaque
assay. (A): Myoviridae family T4-like phage genus bacteriophage,
(B): Podoviridae family .phi.29-like virus genus bacteriophage.
[0053] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating the method for
construction of bacteriophage genome library stepwise.
[0054] FIG. 3 is a set of photographs illustrating the result of
electrophoresis with the expressed lytic protein. (A) lane M: size
marker (198, 115, 90.5, 61.5, 46.2, and 37.8 kDa), lane 1: cell
lysate containing expressed lytic protein SAL-1 (B) lane M: size
marker (198, 115, 90.5, 61.5, 46.2, 37.8, 26, 18.5, and 9 kDa),
lane 1: cell lysate containing expressed lytic protein SAL-2. *:
over-expressed lytic protein.
[0055] FIG. 4 is a set of photographs illustrating the lytic
activity of the lytic protein against Staphylococcus aureus
isolated clinically, in which clear zones are generated by lytic
activity of the lytic protein.
[0056] FIG. 5 is a photograph illustrating the result of PCR with
ica C gene for the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus capable of
forming biofilm.
[0057] FIG. 6 is a photograph illustrating the formation of biofilm
by the isolated SA1 Staphylococcus aureus. (A): control
Staphylococcus aureus which is not able to form biofilm. (B): SA1
Staphylococcus aureus forming biofilm.
[0058] FIG. 7 is a set of photographs illustrating the elimination
of biofilm formed by SA1 Staphylococcus aureus by the bacteriophage
and lytic protein derived therefrom of the present invention. #1:
sample treated with the lytic protein SAL-1 and then stained. #2:
negative control sample stained without the treatment, #3: sample
treated with the bacteriophage SAP-2 ant then stained, #4: sample
treated with the lytic protein SAL-2 and then stained, #5: positive
control sample treated with lysostaphin and then stained, and #6:
sample treated with PBS alone and then stained. The quantity of
each treatment component was not significantly considered. The
upper photograph illustrates the whole 96-well plate and the lower
photograph illustrates each well of the plate in detail.
BEST MODE
[0059] Practical and presently preferred embodiments of the present
invention are illustrative as shown in the following Examples.
[0060] However, it will be appreciated that those skilled in the
art, on consideration of this disclosure, may make modifications
and improvements within the spirit and scope of the present
invention.
Example 1
Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from Pathogen and Isolation of
Bacteriophage Having Staphylococcus aureus Specific Killing
Ability
[0061] <1-1> Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus
[0062] Bacteriophage is distributed widely in nature and
particularly lives together with bacteria. To isolate bacteriophage
infecting Staphylococcus aureus specifically, the present inventors
collected samples from expected places where Staphylococcus aureus
seems to proliferate, followed by confirmation if Staphylococcus
aureus was growing therein by using Baird-Packer agar medium, the
Staphylococcus aureus selection medium.
[0063] Particularly, bovine mastitis was selected as a target
disease to isolate the target bacteria Staphylococcus aureus from
pathogen. Mastitis is one of the most representative diseases
caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus was isolated
from the samples extracted from milk of milk-cow with mastitis by
using Baird-Parker agar medium, the Staphylococcus aureus selection
medium. Then, the isolated bacteria were identified as
Staphylococcus aureus by Gram staining method. catalase test and
biochemical test using Vitek (bioMerieux). The results are shown in
Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Vitek ID 200000-0 (A1-18) catalase +
Coagulase + Type Gram positive identification card (GPI) Condition
Final Time 5 hours Organism Staphylococcus aureus PB+ BAC- OPT+
HCS+ 6NC+ 10B+ 40B- ESC- ARG- URE- TZR+ NOV- DEX+ LAC+ MAN+ RAF-
SAL- SOR- SUC+ TRE+ ARA- PYR+ PUL- INU- MEL- MLZ- CEL- RIB- XYL-
CAT+ BH/CO+
<1-2> Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus Specific
Bacteriophage
[0064] Next, to isolate a Staphylococcus aureus specific
bacteriophage, the samples expected to contain bacteriophage were
cultured with Staphylococcus aureus. The culture broth was
centrifuged to obtain supernatant. The obtained supernatant was
filtered. The filtered solution was cultured again with the
cultured Staphylococcus aureus as bait for isolating bacteriophage,
followed by investigation of lysis of Staphylococcus aureus. The
lysis of Staphylococcus aureus was finally confirmed by plaque
assay.
[0065] Particularly, to isolate bacteriophage having Staphylococcus
aureus specific killing activity, samples were collected from soil,
straws, earth and sewage in cowshed where bacteriophage possibly
survives. The samples were shaking-cultured at 37.degree. C. for
3-4 hours with the Staphylococcus aureus obtained in Example
<1-1>. After cultivaton, the culture broth was centrifuged at
8,000 rpm for 20 minutes to obtain supernatant. The supernatant was
filtered with 0.45 .mu.m filter. Two kinds of Staphylococcus aureus
specific bacteriophages were isolated by plaque assay with the
filtrate.
[0066] To observe morphology of the obtained bacteriophage, the
bacteriophage was purified by CsCl density gradient (density: 1.15
g/ml, 1.45 g/ml, 1.50 g/ml and 1.70 g/ml) centrifugation (38,000
rpm, 22 hours, 4.degree. C.). The purified bacteriophage was placed
on cupper grid, followed by negative staining with 2% uranyl
acetate and drying. Morphology of the bacteriophage was
photographed under electron microscope. As a result, the isolated
bacteriophages were confirmed according to morphological
classification to belong to Myoviridae family T4-like phage genus
and Podoviridae family .phi.29-like virus genus (FIG. 1). The
isolated bacteriophage belonging to Myoviridae family T4-like phage
genus was named bacteriophage SAP-1, which was deposited at Korean
Agricultural Culture Collection, National Institute of Agricultural
Biotechnology on Jun. 14, 2006 (Accession No: KACC 97001P) and at
Biological Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience
and Biotechnology on Jul. 18, 2007 (Accession No: KCTC 11153BP).
Another bacteriophage isolated above belonging to Podoviridae
family .phi.29-like virus genus was named bacteriophage SAP-2,
which was deposited at Biological Resource Center, Korea Research
Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology on Jul. 18, 2007
(Accession No: KCTC 11154BP).
Example 2
Genetic Characteristics of the Staphylococcus Aureus Specific
Bacteriophages SAP-1 and SAP-2
<2-1> Genetic Characteristics of Bacteriophage SAP-1
[0067] Genetic characteristics of the isolated bacteriophage SAP-1
were analyzed. First, bacteriophage genome was extracted by the
conventional method, followed by genetic analysis. Particularly, 50
ml of Staphylococcus aureus suspension [OD.sub.600: 1] and 1 ml of
bacteriophage suspension filtered at the concentration of
1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml were inoculated to 200 ml of TSB (Tryptic
Soy Broth) medium (casein digest, 17 g/l soybean digest, 3 g/l
dextrose, 2.5 g/l NaCl, 5 g/l dipotassium phosphate, 2.5 g/) in 1 l
flask, followed by shaking-culture at 37.degree. C. for 3-4 hours.
Upon completion of the culture, lysis of the Staphylococcus aureus
was investigated. When lysis of the Staphylococcus aureus was
confirmed, the culture broth was filtered with 0.45 .mu.m filter.
Then, 20% polyethylene glycol 8000/2.5 M NaCl solution was added to
the filtrate by 1/6 of the filtrate volume, which stood at
4.degree. C. for overnight. The solution was centrifuged at 8,000
rpm for 20 minutes to obtain bacteriophage from the precipitate.
The obtained bacteriophage precipitate was suspended in 1 ml PBS
(phosphate buffer saline), to which 20% polyethylene glycol
8000/2.5 M NaCl solution was added by 1/6 the total volume, which
stood at 4.degree. C. for one hour. One hour later, the solution
was centrifuged at 14,000 for 10 minutes to obtain purified
bacteriophage precipitate. The precipitate was mixed with 200 ml of
iodide buffer (10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0), 1 mM EDTA, 4 M NaI) gently,
which stood at room temperature for 15 minutes. Bacteriophage
genome was extracted by using DNeasy Tissue kit (QIAGEN) and PCR
purification kit (Labopass).
[0068] The extracted bacteriophage genome was genomic DNA (gDNA).
The total gDNA size was too big to analyze its sequence directly.
So, gDNA library was first constructed, followed by sequencing. The
gDNA library was constructed by using the restriction enzyme Msp I
according to the conventional method presented in FIG. 2.
[0069] Particularly, to obtain various gene fragments, the
extracted gDNA was treated with the restriction enzyme Msp I at
30.degree. C. for one minute, leading to partial fragmentation of
the gDNA. After the fragmentation, the gene fragments were
introduced into pBluescript II SK(+) phagemid vector (Stratagene)
using T4 ligase. The constructed recombinant plasmid containing
bacteriophage gene fragments was introduced into E. coli Top10F'
(Invitrogen) by electroporation, one of electro-transformation
methods. The transformant having the recombinant plasmid was
selected on ampicillin containing agar plate supplemented with
X-Gal (5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside) and
IPTG (isopropyl-D-1-thiogalactopyranoside) by Blue-White colony
selection. The selected single colony was inoculated in the culture
medium containing ampicillin, followed by shaking-culture for
overnight. Plasmid was extracted from the cultured cells by using
plasmid purification kit (iNtRON Biotechnology). The extracted
plasmid was electrophoresed on 0.8% agarose gel to examine the
size. Based on the confirmed size, the recombinant plasmid was
selected.
[0070] The selected plasmids were 51 in all and whose corresponding
clones were also 51. These clones were cultured again, from which
plasmids were extracted again. Nucleotide sequences of the
extracted plasmids were analyzed. Sequencing was performed with M13
forward primer and M13 reverse primer which are general primers
widely used for sequencing. Each primer sequence is shown in Table
2.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Primer Sequence M13 forward primer
GTCGTGACTGGGAAAACCCTGGCG M13 reverse primer
TCCTGTGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCT
[0071] The gene sequences obtained thereby are partial sequences
forming the whole genome of bacteriophage SAP-1, which are
represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 1 NO: 26.
[0072] Homology of the nucleotide sequences of bacteriophage SAP-1
with the known bacteriophage genes was analyzed by using BLAST on
Web (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/). As a result, the
nucleotide sequence of the bacteriophage SAP-1 was confirmed to
have the highest homology with the bacteriophage G1. To understand
genetic functions of each part of the genome, ORF (Open Reading
Frame) analysis was performed based on bacteriophage G1 gene
sequence using NCBI ORF finder
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gorf/gorf.html) and Vector NTI
ContigExpress (INFORMAX) program. As a result, gene sequence of the
lytic protein of bacteriophage SAP-1 was obtained. The whole
nucleotide sequence of the lytic protein derived from bacteriophage
SAP-1 is represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 27. And the amino acid
sequence of the lytic protein derived from bacteriophage SAP-1 is
represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 28. The lytic protein derived from
bacteriophage SAP-1 was named as SAL-1.
<2-2> Genetic Characteristics of Bacteriophage SAP-2
[0073] Genetic characteristics of the isolated bacteriophage SAP-2
were analyzed. First, the genome of bacteriophage SAP-2 was
extracted by the conventional method, followed by genetic analysis.
Particularly, 50 ml of Staphylococcus aureus suspension
(OD.sub.600: 1) and 1 ml of bacteriophage suspension filtered at
the concentration of 1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml were added to 200 ml
of TSB medium in 1 l flask, followed by shaking-culture at
37.degree. C. for 3-4 hours. Upon completion of the culture, lysis
of the Staphylococcus aureus was investigated. When lysis of the
Staphylococcus aureus was confirmed, the culture broth was filtered
with 0.45 .mu.m filter. To eliminate DNA and RNA of Staphylococcus
aureus remaining in the filtered culture broth, 200 U of each DNase
I and RNase A were added to 10 ml of the filtered culture broth,
which stood at 37.degree. C. for 30 minutes. To inactivate DNase I
and RNase A, 500 .mu.l of 0.5 M EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic
acid) was added, which stood for 10 minutes. Next, to destroy the
outer protein envelope of bacteriophage, 100 .mu.l of proteinase K
(20 mg/ml) and 500 .mu.l of 10% SDS (Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate) were
added thereto, followed by incubation at 65.degree. C. for 1 hour.
After one hour incubation, 10 ml of the mixed solution comprising
phenol, chloroform and isoamylalcohol (25:24:1) was added thereto
and mixed well. The mixture was centrifuged at 18,000 rpm to
separate layers. The upper layer was recovered, to which 100%
alcohol was added double the volume of the recovered upper layer,
followed by extraction of pure genome.
[0074] The extracted bacteriophage genome was gDNA. The gDNA of
bacteriophage SAP-2 was sequenced directly since the gDNA was not
too big.
[0075] Primers used for the direct sequencing of bacteriophage
SAP-2 gDNA are shown in Table 3.
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Primer Sequence T7 TAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCGA
pro- moter SP6 GTATTCTATAGTGTCACCTAAAT pro- moter 1
CGTAATGCTTCAAAATGTTC 2 GAGCAATGTTAGTTGATTACTCATT 3
CCATTTAAAAAATAATCATCACGTT 4 TGCAATTCATATATTAGATGATAA 5
TATGCTTTATATGGAGGTTGATAAC 6 AATTAGTGTACCGTCACCTAAAGA 7
TGCAACACCATCGTGATGTA 8 GTTGTTGAACATCGCAACAG 9
CAAAATCTGATAAAAACGTCAT 10 GACGTGATGAGGATTATTAT 11
ATAAATTCTCTTTCTTTTTCCTCAAATTCAAATCTCGCTAATGT 12
CATACGTGGATAATTACGTTTCAACATTAATTCCTCATTT 13
ATCAAATTCATTTAAAATTTTCTTTCT 14 AATGTCACCTATGTTTAATGCAGA 15
AGTTCATCATTTAAGAATTGAACAACAGAACT 16
TTTGTTGCTCTAATGATGTAATACGTTGTTCTAATATAACAG 17
TCACTTGCAATAATACCACTTTCTAAT 18 GTCAAGTATCATTTTAATACAATTT 19
TCATTATACATTACGTGACGCTTA 20 AGCTTCTCTTTCTTTTTTCCATCTA 21
GAACTTCATTGTATTTAGCGCTGTTG 22 TGAATCTTCATATGGTCGACCTGCAG 23
ATTTAATAGTTTTGCACAAGTACCAA 24 CAAACTAACCCATCTGATAAACAAAC 25
AACCTAATGGCTATTGGTTCCAACCA 26 GGTAACAGTTCAGTTAATTCACAT 27
GGTGCCATAATTTATTATTCCTCC 28 TTAATCGTACCTAATTTAATATCAC 29
AACGTAAATCGTTATTACTTGCAATG 30 CGTTACAACACCCGGAGAATATTA 31
CCAAATGTCCAAGATTTTGAATAA 32 TTTAAAATGTACAGGTACGTATAC 33
TTGAATTTAACGAATATAATTTGGC 34 ATATTATCATGATTGCACATAACTG 35
GTAAAAGGTTATGGACGTTTTAAT 36 AATTTTTATGACTATATAAAATCATT 37
ACAAAAAACATTTAACAACACGTAT 38 AAATAAAATACAAAACATAATCAAT
[0076] Nucleotide sequence of the whole genome of bacteriophage
SAP-2 is represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 29. Total number of
nucleotides forming the genome of bacteriophage SAP-2 is 17938.
[0077] Homology of the nucleotide sequence of bacteriophage SAP-2
with the known bacteriophage genes was analyzed by using BLAST on
Web. As a result, homology of the analyzed nucleotide sequence of
the bacteriophage SAP-2 was 86.0% with Staphylococcus aureus phage
phi P68, 81.1% with 44AHJD and 49.2% homology with bacteriophage
66. To understand genetic functions of each part of the genome, ORF
analysis was performed based on Staphylococcus aureus phage phi P68
gene sequence exhibiting the highest homology by using NCBI ORF
finder and Vector NTI ContigExpress program. Comparing with the
paper `Complete nucleotide sequence and molecular characterization
of two lytic Staphylococcus aureus phages: 44AHJD and P68, FEMS
Microbiology Letters, 2003, 219: 275-283`, ORF homology was
investigated. As a result, gene sequence of the lytic protein of
bacteriophage SAP-2 was obtained. The gene encoding the lytic
protein of bacteriophage SAP-2 was composed of 750 bp and the lytic
protein expressed therefrom was composed of 250 amino acids. The
sequence of the gene encoding the lytic protein of bacteriophage
SAP-2 is represented by SEQ. ID. NO: 30 and the amino acid sequence
of the lytic protein of bacteriophage SAP-2 is represented by SEQ.
ID. NO: 31. The lytic protein derived from bacteriophage SAP-2 was
named as SAL-2.
Example 3
Cloning of Lytic Protein Gene and Construction of Expression
Plasmid
<3-1> Construction of the Lytic Protein SAL-1 Expression
Plasmid
[0078] From the gene sequencing and ORF analysis performed in
Example <2-1>, gene sequence of the lytic protein SAL-1 was
identified. To express the target lytic protein from the lytic
protein gene, a large-scale expression system of lytic protein was
constructed using pBAD-TOPO vector (Invitrogen). The gene of lytic
protein was subcloned into the Nco I and Not I restriction enzyme
sites of vector according to the conventional method. Before the
cloning, enterokinase cleavage site in pBAD-TOPO vector was
eliminated and instead Not I restriction enzyme site was inserted.
The constructed lytic protein expression plasmid was named
pBAD-TOPO-SAL1. E. coli BL21 (DE3) (Novagen) was transformed with
the lytic protein expression plasmid, resulting in the preparation
of a producing strain of the lytic protein. The producing strain of
the lytic protein prepared thereby was deposited at Biological
Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and
Biotechnology on Jul. 18, 2007 (Accession No: KCTC 11151BP).
<3-2> Construction of the Lytic Protein SAL-2 Expression
Plasmid
[0079] From the gene sequencing and ORF analysis performed in
Example <2-2>, gene sequence of the lytic protein SAL-2 was
identified. To express the target lytic protein from the lytic
protein gene, a large-scale expression system of lytic protein was
constructed using pBAD-TOPO vector (Invitrogen). The gene of lytic
protein was subcloned into the Nco I and Not I restriction enzyme
sites of vector according to the conventional method. Before the
cloning, enterokinase cleavage site in pBAD-TOPO vector was
eliminated and instead Not I restriction enzyme site was inserted.
The constructed lytic protein expression plasmid was named
pBAD::lysinM. E. coli. Origami (DE3) (Novagen) was transformed with
the lytic protein expression plasmid, resulting in the preparation
of a producing strain of the lytic protein. The producing strain of
the lytic protein prepared thereby was deposited at Biological
Resource Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and
Biotechnology on Jul. 18, 2007 (Accession No: KCTC 11152BP).
Example 4
Over-Expression of Lytic Protein
[0080] Lytic protein was over-expressed in E. coli transformed with
the recombinant plasmid constructed in Example 3. Methods for
over-expression of both SAL-1 and SAL-2 are similar. The pBAD-TOPO
vector based expression system is the method inducing
over-expression using L-arabinose, which is a suitable expression
system of toxic protein to host bacteria (according to the
manufacturer's instruction titled `pBAD expression system` and
protocol #25-0257 publicized in 2004).
[0081] Over-expression of lytic proteins is described in detail
hereinafter. The constructed plasmids contained ampicillin
resistant gene, so every culture medium was supplemented with
ampicillin. To express the lytic protein SAL-2. Origami (DE3) was
used as a producing strain. This producing strain itself contained
tetracycline resistant gene. So, to express the lytic protein
SAL-2, every culture medium was supplemented with both of
ampicillin and tetracycline. LB medium (trypton, 10 g/L; yeast
extract, 5 g/L; NaCl, 10 g/L) was used as a culture medium. Each
producing strain of the lytic protein was inoculated in 5 ml of LB
medium supplemented with proper antibiotics, followed by
shaking-culture at 37.degree. C. for overnight. 100 .mu.l of each
overnight culture broth was re-inoculated in 10 ml of fresh LB
medium supplemented with proper antibiotics, followed by
shaking-culture again at 37.degree. C. Induction was carried out
with 0.2% L-arabinose, at which point the cell density (OD.sub.600)
was 0.8-1 (for lytic protein SAL-1) or 0.5 (for lytic protein
SAL-2). To induce the expression of the lytic protein SAL-1,
temperature for culture was maintained at 37.degree. C. and to
induce the lytic protein SAL-2, temperature for culture was changed
to 23.degree. C. right after the induction started. The additional
culture time for inducing the expression of SAL-1 was 4 hours and
12 hours for the expression of SAL-2. Upon completion of the
culture, 1 ml of the cell culture broth was centrifuged at 8,000
rpm for 5 minutes, and then cell precipitate was recovered. The
cells were lysed by adding 100 .mu.l of 1% SDS solution to the cell
precipitate. 12 .mu.l of the cell lysate was used as a sample for
electrophoresis. Precisely, 3 .mu.l of 5.times. sample loading
buffer used for electrophoresis was added to the cell lysate, which
was well mixed and boiled in water bath for 5 minutes.
Electrophoresis was performed according to the conventional method.
Then, the over-expressed lytic protein was confirmed. The results
are shown in FIG. 3.
Example 5
Separation and Purification of Expressed Lytic Protein
<5-1> Separation and Purification of SAL-1
[0082] 500 ml of the culture broth of the transformant cultivated
in LB medium was centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for 5 minutes to obtain
cell precipitate. The precipitate was suspended in 6 ml of 20 mM
sodium phosphate buffer (pH 6.0) containing 1 mM
phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. To precipitate the ribosomal
proteins, 2 mg of streptomycin sulfate was added thereto. Cells of
the prepared cell suspension were disrupted by sonication.
Sonication was performed by repeating 20 second sonication-5 second
rest for 20 minutes. The resultant whole cell lysate was
centrifuged at 8,000 for 5 minutes to remove the cell debris. The
supernatant obtained by the centrifugation proceeded to 35% (w.v)
ammonium sulfate precipitation, leading to the concentration of
expressed lytic protein. Precisely, ammonium sulfate was added at
the final concentration of 35% (w/v), and the mixed solution stood
in ice for 15 minutes to precipitate the protein. Then, the mixed
solution was centrifuged at 10,000.times.g for 15 minutes to obtain
precipitate. The precipitate was dissolved in 2 ml of adsorption
buffer (50 mM sodium phosphate, 0.25 M sodium chloride, pH 6.5) to
be used for chromatography. To remove the excessive ammonium
sulfate, the prepared protein solution was dialyzed against
adsorption buffer at 4.degree. C. for overnight by replacing the
adsorption buffer with a fresh buffer from time to time. Upon
completion of dialysis, the protein solution was centrifuged at
10,000.times.g for 25 minutes to eliminate insoluble materials. The
protein solution was filtered with 0.2 .mu.m filter, followed by
cation-exchange chromatography. CM-Sephadex C-50 (Pharmacia) was
used as a cation-exchange resin, which was a weak cation-exchange
resin. The column was packed with CM-Sephadex C-50 by 27 cm and the
total packed bedvolume was approximately 14 ml. After equilibrium
of the column with adsorption buffer, chromatography was performed.
The protein solution was loaded on the column, which was washed
with 100 ml of adsorption buffer. Other proteins derived from E.
coli except the lytic protein were hardly adhered on the resin
filled in the column. At last, the lytic protein was eluted by
using 50 mM sodium phosphate solution (pH 6.5) containing NaCl with
increasing the concentration from 0.2 M to 0.8 M. To remove NaCl
used for the elution of the lytic protein, the eluent fraction
containing the lytic protein was dialyzed against 50 mM of sodium
phosphate solution (pH 6.5) at 4.degree. C. for overnight by
replacing the sodium phosphate solution with fresh sodium phosphate
solution from time to time. The dialysate was concentrated by
dialyzing to dried ethylene glycol 20,000.
<5-2> Separation and Purification of SAL-2
[0083] 500 ml of the culture broth of the transformant cultivated
in LB medium was centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for 5 minutes to obtain
cell precipitate. The precipitate was suspended in 6 ml of 80 mM
Tris-HCl buffer (pH 4.0). Cells of the prepared cell suspension
were lysed by freezing/thawing. Precisely, for the
freezing/thawing, the cell suspension was frozen by using liquid
nitrogen, which was thawed at 30.degree. C. for 5 minutes. This
freezing/thawing was repeated 8 times. And the resultant cell
lysate was centrifuged at 8,000 rpm for 5 minutes to remove the
cell debris. The supernatant obtained by the centrifugation
proceeded to 30% (w.v) ammonium sulfate precipitation, leading to
the concentration of expressed lytic protein. Precisely, ammonium
sulfate was added at the final concentration of 30% (w/v), and the
mixed solution stood in ice for 15 minutes to precipitate the
protein. Then, the mixed solution was centrifuged at 10,000.times.g
for 15 minutes to obtain precipitate. The precipitate was dissolved
in 2 ml of adsorption buffer (25 mM sodium phosphate, pH 5.8) to be
used for chromatography. To remove the excessive ammonium sulfate,
the prepared protein solution was dialyzed against adsorption
buffer at 4.degree. C. for overnight by replacing the adsorption
buffer with a fresh buffer from time to time. Upon completion of
dialysis, the protein solution was centrifuged at 10,000.times.g
for 25 minutes to eliminate insoluble materials. The protein
solution was filtered with 0.2 .mu.m filter, followed by
cation-exchange chromatography. HiTrap SPFF (GE Healthcare) was
used as a cation-exchange resin, which was a strong cation-exchange
resin. After equilibrium of the column with adsorption buffer,
chromatography was performed. The protein solution was loaded on
the column, which was washed with 100 ml of adsorption buffer.
Other proteins derived from E. coli except the lytic protein were
hardly adhered on the resin filled in the column. At last, the
lytic protein was eluted by using 25 mM sodium phosphate solution
(pH 5.8) containing KCl with increasing the concentration from 0.2
M to 0.8 M. To remove KCl used for the elution of the lytic
protein, the eluent fraction containing the lytic protein was
dialyzed against 25 mM of sodium phosphate solution (pH 5.8) at
4.degree. C. for overnight by replacing the sodium phosphate
solution with fresh sodium phosphate solution from time to time.
The dialysate was concentrated by dialyzing to dried ethylene
glycol 20,000.
Example 6
Antibacterial Activity of the Lytic Proteins
[0084] Antibacterial activity of the lytic proteins
separated/purified in Example 5 was investigated. Staphylococcus
aureus isolated and identified by the present inventors by the same
manner as described in Example 1 was used for this experiment.
[0085] 1 ml culture broth of Staphylococcus aureus cultivated in
TSB medium (OD.sub.600: 1) was spread on each plate medium,
followed by drying. 5 .mu.l of protein solution containing the
lytic protein prepared above was dropped thereto, followed by
incubation in a 37.degree. C. incubator for overnight. Then, lysis
of Staphylococcus aureus isolated was examined. As a result, as
shown in FIG. 4, it was confirmed that clear zones were formed by
the lytic activity of the lytic proteins.
Example 7
Biofilm Removal Activity
[0086] <7-1>: Selection of Biofilm-Forming Staphylococcus
aureus To investigate whether the composition containing
bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage was
capable of destroying biofilm, Staphylococcus aureus capable of
forming biofilm was selected at first. To select Staphylococcus
aureus capable of forming biofilm, the existence of genes involved
in the formation of biofilm were analyzed first. Precisely, PIA
(polysaccharide intercellular adhesion) is important for the
formation of biofilm (Science 284: 1523-1527, 1999). And ica C
(1054 bp) gene is involved in PIA biosynthesis (J Clin Microbiol
39: 2151-2156, 2001; Infect Immun 67: 5427-5433, 1999). So, to
select biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus, PCR amplification of
the ica C gene was performed with the genomic DNA prepared from
three kinds of Staphylococcus aureus strains. Primers for PCR were
prepared as follows.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Primer Sequence Ica C F
ATGAAAAAGATTAGACTTGAACTC Ica C R TTAATAAGCATTAATGTTCAATT
[0087] From the PCR, one of Staphylococcus aureus strain was
confirmed to have ica C gene (named this Staphylococcus aureus as
SA1) (FIG. 5). That is, this SA1 Staphylococcus aureus presumably
has the ability to form biofilm. Then, biofilm formation by SA1
Staphylococcus aureus was examined. Precisely, SA1 Staphylococcus
aureus was cultured in 5 ml. TSB medium containing 0.25%
D-(+)-glucose for overnight. The culture broth of SA1
Staphylococcus aureus was diluted (1:50) with TSB medium containing
D-(+)-glucose, which was disturbed in a 96-well plate (polystyrene,
Corning) by 200 .mu.l. The plate was shaking-cultured at 100 rpm
for 24 hours in a 37.degree. C. incubator. After 24 hours of the
culture, 50 .mu.l of TSB medium containing 0.25% D-(+)-glucose was
added in each well of plate to supplement evaporated medium,
followed by culture at 37.degree. C. for 24 hours. Upon completion
of the additional culture, each well was washed with 200 .mu.l of
PBS, followed by examination of the biofilm formation. As shown in
FIG. 6, the selected SA1 Staphylococcus aureus formed biofilm.
<7-2> Biofilm Removal Activity
[0088] The present inventors investigated if the bacteriophage or
lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage of the present
invention could destroy biofilm formed by SA1 Staphylococcus
aureus, according to the method of Wu et al (biofilm plate assay.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother 47: 3407-3414, 2003). Particularly, SA1
Staphylococcus aureus was cultured in 5 id TSB medium containing
0.25% D-(+)-glucose for overnight. The culture broth of SA1
Staphylococcus aureus was diluted (1:50) with TSB medium containing
D-(+)-glucose, which was disturbed in a 96-well plate (polystyrene,
Corning) by 200 .mu.l. The plate was shaking-cultured at 100 rpm
for 24 hours in a 37.degree. C. incubator. After 24 hours of the
culture, 50 .mu.l of TSB medium containing 0.25% D-(+)-glucose was
added in each well of plate to supplement evaporated medium,
followed by culture at 37.degree. C. for 24 hours. After the
additional culture, the wells were washed with 200 .mu.l of PBS.
The bacteriophage suspension and the lytic protein solution were
independently added to each well, which stood for 24 hours. 24
hours later, the medium was eliminated and each well was washed
with PBS. After drying the plate, safranin staining was performed
with 200 .mu.l of 0.1% safranin for one hour, followed by
examination of removal of biofilm. The results are shown in FIG. 7.
In this example, it was confirmed that biofilm formed by SA1
Staphylococcus aureus was destroyed by bacteriophage SAP-1,
bacteriophage SAP-2 and those lytic proteins derived from the two
bacteriophages. The lytic protein solution was more effective in
destroying biofilm than the bacteriophage suspension. That is, the
lytic protein derived from bacteriophage is more effective in
destroying biofilm than bacteriophage itself. Destruction of
biofilm starts with breaking the extracellular matrix, suggesting
that bacteriophage SAP-1, bacteriophage SAP-2 and those lytic
proteins derived from the two bacteriophages are also effective in
destroying extracellular matrix of biofilm.
Example 8
Biofilm Formation Inhibiting Activity
[0089] Biofilm formation inhibiting activity of the composition
containing bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the
bacteriophage was investigated by using medical catheter. The
general medical catheter (silicone elastomer coated foley balloon
catheter: Sewoonmedica Co. Ltd.) was cut into 1 cm pieces,
resulting in 15 catheter pieces. 3 of them were treated with
nothing and 12 of them were grouped again into four group 1 was
treated with PBS containing bacteriophage SAP-1, group 2 was
treated with PBS containing bacteriophage SAP-2, group 3 was
treated with PBS containing SAL-1, the lytic protein derived from
bacteriophage SAP-1 and group 4 was treated with PBS containing
SAL-2, the lytic protein derived from bacteriophage SAP-2, on their
surfaces. The concentration of bacteriophage in the composition
containing bacteriophage was 1.times.10.sup.10 pfu/ml and the
concentration of lytic protein in the composition containing lytic
protein was 0.005% (w/v). Surface treatment was performed by
soaking those catheter pieces completely in the composition
containing bacteriophage or the composition containing lytic
protein (one hour). After the surface treatment, SA1 Staphylococcus
aureus culture broth cultured by the method of Example <7-2>
was diluted (1:50) with TSB medium containing D-(+)-glucose and
this diluted solution was sprayed on the surface of the catheter
pieces. At this time, lumen of the catheter was also sprayed. The
catheter pieces were then incubated in clean bench at 37.degree. C.
for 24 hours using hybridization device. 24 hours later, to
supplement evaporated medium, TSB medium containing 0.25%
D-(+)-glucose was sprayed additionally, followed by incubation at
37.degree. C. for 24 hours again. Upon completion of the additional
incubation, the catheter pieces were cut to the direction of
length, followed by washing with PBS. After washing, biofilm
formation was investigated. The results are shown in table 5.
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Surface treatment method (soaking for 1
hour) Treated Treated with with bacteriophage bacteriophage Treated
Treated SAP-1 SAP-2 with SAL-1 with SAL-2 containing containing
containing containing Non-treated composition composition
composition composition Result +++ --- --- --- --- "+" indicates
biofilm formed, and "-" indicates biofilm not formed. Three of
these signs are maximum that can represent each experiment. That
is, "+++" indicates biofilm was formed on all of three catheter
pieces and "---" indicates biofilm was not formed on any of these
three catheter pieces.
[0090] For the surface-treatment, PBS containing bacteriophage or
PBS containing lytic protein was used. Additional experiment was
performed by the same manner as described above, except that the
surface treatment was distinguished. That is, to treat surface in
this additional experiment, synovial jelly widely used for the
catheter injection containing the same concentration of
bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from the bacteriophage was
used instead of PBS. Unlike the above one-hour soaking, it was just
smeared well this time. But, the result was consistent with that of
previous experiment.
TABLE-US-00006 TABLE 6 Surface treatment method (smeared with
synovial jelly) Treated Treated with with bacteriophage
bacteriophage Treated Treated SAP-1 SAP-2 with SAL-1 with SAL-2
containing containing containing containing Non-treated composition
composition composition composition Result +++ --- --- --- --- "+"
indicates biofilm formed, and "-" indicates biofilm not formed.
Three of these signs are maximum that can represent each
experiment. That is, "+++" indicates biofilm was formed on all of
three catheter pieces and "---" indicates biofilm was not formed on
any of these three catheter pieces.
[0091] From the above results, it was confirmed that the biofilm
formation by SA1 Staphylococcus aureus can be effectively inhibited
by the compositions containing bacteriophage SAP-1, bacteriophage
SAP-2 or the lytic proteins derived from the two bacteriophages.
Therefore, the composition of the present invention can be
effectively used as a medical cleaner and an environmental purifier
including a disinfectant.
Example 9
Application of the Composition of the Present Invention in the
Treatment of Disease Caused by Staphylococcus aureus Infection
[0092] 24 milk-cows with bovine mastitis caused by Staphylococcus
aureus infection were selected as targets of the experiment
examining the treatment effect on mastitis of bacteriophage SAP-1,
bacteriophage SAP-2 or lytic proteins derived therefrom. The
milk-cows were grouped into 8 groups (three cows per group), and
group 1 was treated with PBS containing bacteriophage SAP-1 at the
concentration of 1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml. group 2 was treated with
PBS containing bacteriophage SAP-2 at the concentration of
1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml, group 3 was treated with PBS containing
SAL-1 at the concentration of 0.005% (w/v), group 4 was treated
with PBS containing SAL-2 at the concentration of 0.005% (w/v).
group 5 was treated with PBS containing both of bacteriophage SAP-1
at the concentration of 1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml and bacteriophage
SAP-2 at the concentration of 1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml, group 6 was
treated with PBS containing both of SAL-1 at the concentration of
0.005% (w/v) and SAL-2 at the concentration of 0.005% (w/v), and
group 7 was treated with PBS containing bacteriophage SAP-1 at the
concentration of 1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml, bacteriophage SAP-2 at
the concentration of 1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml, SAL-1 at the
concentration of 0.005% (w/v) and SAL-2 at the concentration of
0.005% (w/v). Treatment was performed by every day injection
through papilla, and the dose was 5 ml per injection. The control
group (3 milk-cows) was treated with 5 ml of PBS alone by the same
manner everyday. The treatment continued for 10 days, during which
somatic cells included in milk taken from the cow was counted by
the conventional method. Once mastitis is developed, leucocytes are
increased to prevent the pathogen and dead leucocytes by the fight
with the pathogen are called somatic cells herein. The somatic
cells are composed of mammary epithelial cells, immune cells
(lymphocytes), neutrophils, and monocytes. Direct microscope assay,
the most common method, is used for somatic cell counting. Briefly,
milk sample was smeared on 1 cm.sup.2 of slide glassan dried,
followed by staining. Then, somatic cells were directly counted
under microscope. The number of somatic cells was multiplied by
microscope coefficient to calculate somatic cell number in 1 ml of
milk. The results are shown in below. In Table 7, mean value of
three milk-cows in each group is presented and standard error is
not provided because each value is not much different from the mean
value.
TABLE-US-00007 TABLE 7 Treatment effect on disease caused by
Staphylococcus aureus infection (somatic cell number/1 ml of milk)
A B C D E F G H Before 4.6 .times. 10.sup.5 5.1 .times. 10.sup.5
4.8 .times. 10.sup.5 4.7 .times. 10.sup.5 5.0 .times. 10.sup.5 5.1
.times. 10.sup.5 4.9 .times. 10.sup.5 5.1 .times. 10.sup.5
treatment After 6.7 .times. 10.sup.5 1.6 .times. 10.sup.5 1.9
.times. 10.sup.5 2.2 .times. 10.sup.5 1.9 .times. 10.sup.5 1.7
.times. 10.sup.5 1.8 .times. 10.sup.5 1.7 .times. 10.sup.5
treatment
[0093] In the above table, A) indicates the result of the injection
with PBS; B) indicates the result of the injection with PBS
containing bacteriophage SAP-1; C) indicates the result of the
injection with PBS containing bacteriophage SAP-2; D) indicates the
result of the injection with PBS containing SAL-1, the lytic
protein derived from bacteriophage SAP-1; E) indicates the result
of the injection of PBS containing SAL-2, the lytic protein derived
from bacteriophage SAP-2; F) indicates the result of the injection
with PBS containing bacteriophage SAP-1 and bacteriophage SAP-2; G)
indicates the result of the injection with PBS containing SAL-1,
the lytic protein derived from bacteriophage SAP-1 and SAL-2, the
lytic protein derived from bacteriophage SAP-2 and H) indicates the
result of the injection with PBS containing bacteriophage SAP-1,
bacteriophage SAP-2, SAL-1, the lytic protein derived from
bacteriophage SAP-1 and SAL-2, the lytic protein derived from
bacteriophage SAP-2.
[0094] As shown in the above results, only injection with the
composition containing bacteriophage or lytic protein derived from
the bacteriophage of the present invention was significantly
effective in the treatment of mastitis. Therefore, it was suggested
that the composition containing bacteriophage or lytic protein
derived from the bacteriophage of the present invention could be
effective as well in the treatment of other infectious disease
caused by Staphylococcus aureus. It was also confirmed that single
treatment of each bacteriophage and lytic protein thereof was as
effective as combined treatment of the bacteriophage and the lytic
protein derived therefrom, but time for full effect was shorten by
the combined treatment. The results of B)-E) of Table 7 were
obtained on the 9th-10th day from the treatment and the results of
F)-H) were obtained on the 7th-8th day from the treatment.
Effective close used for F)-H) was greater than for B)-F). The
concentration of bacteriophage used for F) was reduced to half to
make the total amount of bacteriophage equal to that used for B) or
C), followed by experiment by the same manner as described above.
As a result, time for full effect was similar to that before
reducing the concentration of bacteriophage but shorter than that
of case B) or C). Therefore, the combined treatment might be more
effective.
[0095] It was investigated whether Staphylococcus aureus isolated
from the milk-cows with bovine mastitis could form biofilm by the
same manner as described in Example <7-1>. Then, 6 milk-cows
infected with the Staphylococcus aureus capable of forming biofilm
were selected. The selected 6 milk-cows were grouped into three (2
per group). Group 1 was injected with the conventional antibiotics
alone, and group 2 was injected with 5 ml of PBS containing
bacteriophage SAP-1 at the concentration of 1.times.10.sup.8
pfu/ml, bacteriophage SAP-2 at the concentration of
1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml, SAL-1 at the concentration of 0.005% (w/v)
and SAL-2 at the concentration of 0.005% (w/v) every day through
papilla. Group 3 was injected with 5 ml of PBS containing
bacteriophage SAP-1 at the concentration of 1.times.10.sup.8
pfu/ml, bacteriophage SAP-2 at the concentration of
1.times.10.sup.8 pfu/ml, SAL-1 at the concentration of 0.005% (w/v)
and SAL-2 at the concentration of 0.005% (w/v) together with the
conventional antibiotics every day through papilla. At that time,
the composition of the present invention was first injected and
then the conventional antibiotic was injected right after. The
conventional antibiotic used herein was gentamycin cream widely
used for the treatment of bovine mastitis. The antibiotic comprises
70 mg of gentamycin and 2.5 mg of dexametasone in each syringe. The
results are as follows.
TABLE-US-00008 TABLE 8 Treatment effect on disease caused by
biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus infection (somatic cell
number/1 ml of milk) A B C Before 4.7 .times. 10.sup.5 5.0 .times.
10.sup.5 4.8 .times. 10.sup.5 treatment After 4.3 .times. 10.sup.5
1.8 .times. 10.sup.5 1.7 .times. 10.sup.5 treatment
[0096] In the above table, A) indicates the result of the injection
with the conventional antibiotic alone; B) indicates the result of
the injection with PBS containing two kinds of bacteriophages and
two lytic proteins derived therefrom; and C) indicates the result
of the injection with PBS containing two kinds of bacteriophages
and two lytic proteins derived therefrom together with the
conventional antibiotic.
[0097] As shown in the above results, the conventional antibiotic
was not effective in the treatment of infectious disease caused by
biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus, while the composition of the
present invention demonstrated the treatment effect on
biofilm-associated infectious disease caused by biofilm-forming
Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore, the composition of the present
invention is presumably effective in other biofilm-associated
infectious diseases caused by biofilm-forming Staphylococcus aureus
as well. The result of B) was obtained about 7 days after the
treatment, but the result of C) was obtained about 6 days after the
treatment. The time gap was not so significant but suggested that
the combined treatment of the composition of the present invention
and the conventional antibiotic might be more effective.
[0098] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conceptions and specific embodiments disclosed in the foregoing
description may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or
designing other embodiments for carrying out the same purposes of
the present invention. Those skilled in the art will also
appreciate that such equivalent embodiments do not depart from the
spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended
claims.
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cctttaactg ttatgtatga agattggtta ggatttttaa 360actcctttcg
ttactaatag tatagaaaca ttagataaag atatagaacg attgggtggt
420atggaatcaa ttgttaaaca acctttatct agaaatctat gggctattat
gaaagagttt 480aatgttttgc ctactgagca aagatttaag gatttagacg
attatcaaat agagtttatt 540attggtaata tgaataggga tgtttatgaa
cataataaac aacttaaaca agctcaaaaa 600ggtggaaaat tcgacagtca
atttgaagat gatgatagta gttggtggaa tgaatctcat 660gaagactttg
acccggtacc tgatttctta gatgccgatg acttagcaca acagatggaa
720gctaaattat ctgatagaga taaggaagaa agagctaaga gaaatgatgc
ggagttaaat 780gatg 7846761DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of
Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic Construct 6gaaggactca
ctacacaaca tcttgctatg atggaataca ttagaagaaa acaagaagaa 60ttagatgatg
aagtaggaaa tggtaaaact agtgaagatg atgctactat atcacaagag
120agcgttaata aagcactaga agacctagat gatgactggt atatgtaaag
ggtggtaggt 180gatactacca tccttatttt tttaaaatgg atggtgaata
atgatggcaa tgaatgacga 240ttatagattg gtcttatccg gtgatagttc
ggatttagag aatagtctga aggcaataga 300actttatatg gattccctag
aatctaaaaa tattgatgcc cctttagaca atttcttaaa 360gaaattaaaa
gtaattgcta aagaagttaa aaatgtacag aactcaatgg ataaacaaga
420aggtaaatct gtcatatctt ctaaagatat ggatgaatct attaaatcca
ctcaatctgc 480tacaaagaat ataaatgaat taaagaaagc cttagatgac
cttcaaaaag aaaatatatc 540taaaggtatt gcacctgacc ctgaagttga
aaaagcatat gctaagatgg gtaaagttgt 600agatgaaact caagaaaaac
ttgagaaaat gtcttcacaa aaaataggct cagacgctag 660tatacaaaat
agaattaagg aaatgaaaac cttaaatcaa gtaacagaag atataataag
720ataagtaaag attctagtgc tactaaagac tatactaaac g
76171472DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 7taaatagtac tgacatgttg aaaatggcta
cttcatatga agcatctgta ggacataaaa 60gtgatgagga tacaatggca ggaactaaac
aacttgctat tggaggacgt tctttaggta 120ttaaagacca agaagcttat
caagagtcta tgggtcagat aatgcatact ggtggagtaa 180attccgataa
catgaaggag atgcaagatg cattcctagg cgggattaaa caatcaggta
240tggttggtcg tcaagatgaa caacttaaag cattaggttc tatagctgaa
caatcaggag 300aaggaagaac tttaactaaa gaccaaatga gtaatcttac
tgctatgcaa tctacttttg 360cagagtcagg aagtaaagga ttacaaggtg
aacaaggtgc caatgctatt aatagtatag 420accaaggact taaaaatggt
atgaatagtt cttatgctcg tatagcaatg ggatggggaa 480cacagtacca
aggtcttgaa ggtggatatg atttacaaaa acgtatggat gaaggtatat
540ctaaccctga aaacttgaca gacatggctg atatggctac tcaaatgggt
ggtagtgaaa 600aagaacaaaa atacctattc aatagaagta tgaaagaaat
aggtgctaac gattaactat 660ggagcgaatc tgatgagata ctttaaagat
gctcgaatcc ggaaaattat ctaaagaaga 720gttagctaaa aaagctaaga
aaatggaaaa agaaggtaaa aaagaaggag aagataacgc 780cactgattat
aaagaatcta aatcaggaaa aaatgaccaa aataaatcta agactgatga
840taaggcagaa gatacttatg atatggctca accattaaga gatgctcata
gtgctttagc 900agggctacct gctcctatat atttagcaat aggagctatt
ggagcattta cagcatcact 960aattgcatct gcaagtcaat ttggggcagg
tcatttaata ggtaaaggag ctaaaggact 1020tagaaataaa tttggcagaa
ataagggtgg tagctccgga ggtaacccta tggcaggagg 1080aatgcctact
ggaggaggtt cacctaaagg cggaggctct cctaaaggtg gcggtactcg
1140ttctactgga ggtaaaatac ttgatagtgc taaaggatta ggaggattcc
tagtcggtgg 1200agcaggatgg aaaggtatgt ttggtggaga atctaaaggt
aaaggattta aacaaacatc 1260taaagaagcc tggtcaggta ctagaaaagt
atttaacaga gacaatggta gaaaagccat 1320ggataaatct aaagatatag
ctaaaggtac tggtagcggt cttaaagata tttataatga 1380tagtatattt
ggaaaagaaa gaagacaaat ctaggagata aagctaaagg ttttggtgga
1440aagctaaagg tctctatggt aaatttgctg at 14728763DNAArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic
Construct 8taaccgacat tacaagtatc aatgtacttg gtatgcttat aatagaagag
gtcaattagg 60cattcctgtg cctttatggg gggatgccgc cgactggatt ggcggtgcta
aaagtgcagg 120ttatggtgta ggtagaacac ctaaacaagg agcttgtgtc
atatggcaaa gaggagttca 180aggcggtagt gctcaatatg gtcacgtagc
ttttgttgag aaagttttag atggaggtaa 240aaaaatattt atctctgaac
ataactacgc tactcctaat ggatatggta ctagaacaat 300agatatgagt
tcagctatag gtaagaatgc tcaattcatt tacgataaga aataaaggag
360gatagtctat ggcaacagat aaagaagcta aagatgttat tgataaattt
atagataatg 420tatttaattt tgatgtactt acaaaagaaa gaataaaaga
aaaagatgaa gaaattaaaa 480aaataactac agatgatatg tatgaaaaag
ttgtttatat acgaccttat gttggagtga 540tacaaagcct taaccctcaa
catgtacaat atgaatcatt ttctaataat ggttacgata 600tagaagcaga
attaagtttt aggaaagtaa gttatttagt tgataaaggg tctataccta
660cagattcttt atccacttta acagttcatt tagtagaaag aaaccaggag
ttattaatag 720attactttga tgagatacaa gatgtgttgt atggggaata tat
7639696DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 9gatgaagagg tgtatattta atggtagtaa
gatttccaat cttccatggg gagaagtcta 60aaaagagtag attcagatga cttaaatgta
aaagggttag ttttagctac agttagtaaa 120attaattata agtatcaatc
agtagaagtt aaagttaata acttgacttt aggaagccgt 180ataggtgatg
atggtagctt agctgtacct tatcctaaat ctttcatagg tagaacacct
240gagggaagtg tatttggtac aaaaccactt attactgaag gttctgtagt
attaataggg 300ttcctaaatg atgatataaa tagtcctata atcttgagtg
tttacggtga taatgaacaa 360aataaaatga ttaatacgaa tcctttagat
ggaggtaagt ttgatacaga aagtgtttac 420aaatacagta gttcactata
tgaaatttta ccatctttaa attataaata tgatgatgga 480gaaggaacaa
gtattagaac ttataatggt aaatcattct tctctatgac atcaggtgaa
540gaagagaaac cacaggcaac agatttttat actggaactg agtatcaaga
tttatttact 600tcctattacg gtaataaaac attgattgaa cctagaatac
aaaaggctcc taatatgtta 660ttcaaacatc aaggagtttt ttatgatgat ggtacg
69610754DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 10agaggtcatc gagaataaaa actatgtacc
acctaaaatc aataatggtg atgaggattc 60ccaacaaaat actgtaccta aagaacaata
tgatagttta aaagaagagc tagaacttat 120gagacagcaa caagaagcta
tgatgaaaat gcttcagcaa ctcttaggtc aaaaggggta 180ataataaatg
gcattaaatt ttactacaat aacagaaaac aatgttatta gagacctgac
240tgttcaggtc aataacattg gagaagagtt aacaaaagaa agaaatatat
ttgacattac 300ggatgattta gtttataatt ttaataagtc acaaaaagtt
aaattaacag atgataaagg 360tttatctaaa tcttatggta atataactgt
aattagggat ataaaagaac caggttacta 420ttatataaat gcaagaacat
tagctacact attagataaa cctgatatag aatccataga 480tgttttactt
catgtattac ctttagattc atctagtaga gtaatacagc atttatatac
540gttgtctact aacaataatc aaattaagac attatataga tttgtttcag
gtagctctag 600ttcagaatgg cagtttataa ctggattacc tagtaataaa
aatgctgtta tttcaggaac 660taatatttta gatatagctt caccaggtgt
ttactttgtt atgggaatga caggaggaat 720gcctagtggt gtagattcag
gttttctaga tttg 75411665DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of
Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic Construct 11gttaaactta
aaaaaacata atgcacattt ccaaaaagtt gttagagaaa agaatgaaaa 60gaaatatgat
aaatatcaag atatgagaga ctttttagat tcagtgactg ttatgatagt
120tgatgaagca catcactcta aatcagattc gtggtataat aatctaatga
catgtgaaaa 180agctttgtat aggattgcat taacgggttc tatagataaa
aaagatgaat tactatggat 240gagattgcag gctctatttg gtaatgttat
tgcacgaact actaataagt ttttaattga 300tgaaggtcat tctgctagac
caacaataaa tattataccc gtagctaatc ctaatgacat 360agatagaatt
gatgattaca gggaagctta tgataaaggt ataacaaata atgattttag
420aaataaactt attgcaaaac taacagaaaa gtggtataat caagataaag
ggacattgat 480tattgtaaac ttcatcgaac atggagatac aatatcagaa
atgttaaatg atttagatgt 540agagcactac ttcttacatg gagaaataga
ctctgaaacc cgtagagaaa aattaaatga 600tatgagaagt ggtaagctta
aagtaatgat agctacatca cttattgatg agggtgtaga 660tatat
66512789DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 12attcaaatcc ttttaatgac tttgatgtaa
acagtgttga tgattcacaa gtaccttttg 60agacacaacc tcaaaacaca caacaagcac
ctgaaccaca acaaactact caggagcctc 120caaaacaaaa acaaacacaa
agtattgacg atgtattagg tggtctagac ttagataacc 180tataagatat
agagtgcctt agagcactct tttatttgag atataattac taggaggata
240ttaaatggca agagcaaaaa aaggtaaaga agtagattta acagatttaa
atacaattga 300tttaggtaaa gaattaggat taacattatt atcagataca
aatagagcag atattaagaa 360tgttatacct acaatggtac ctcagtatga
ctatatttta ggtggaggta taccgttagg 420tagattaaca gaggtttatg
gtttaactgg tagtggtaaa tcaacatttg cagttcattt 480gtctaggatt
gcaacacaat taggtgttat taccatttgg attgatattg aaggaacagc
540agacaataat cgtatggaac aacttggagt agatgtttca aaattattct
ctattcaatc 600aggagaaggt agacttaaaa atacagtaga attatctgta
gaggctgtag gtaaagaatt 660agagtactgg attgacacat ttaatgaaaa
gatacctgga gtacctattg tgtttatttg 720ggactcacta gagctacacg
aactcagaaa gagattgacg gcggtattga tgagaaacaa 780atgggtctt
78913685DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 13tcctaaggaa gacggagcag acgtatcagc
agaataatat agataaagga tggtaaattt 60ggctaagtta aatttataca aaggtaatga
gttactaaac agcgtagaga aaacagaagg 120aaaatcaaca atcacgattg
agaatttaga tgctaacaca gattacccta aaggtacttt 180taaagtatca
ttctcaaatg attcaggaga atcagagaag gtcgatgtcc ctcagtttaa
240gacaaaagca attaaagtta tttcagttac ccttgacgtt gatagtttag
accttacagt 300tggagatact caccaactat caacaactat cacgcctagt
gaagcatcta acaaaaatgt 360gtcatttgaa tcagacaaat caggtgttgc
tagtgtaaca tcagaaggat taattgaagc 420agttagtgca ggaacagcta
atattactgt aactactgag gatggtagtc atactgatat 480tgttgcggta
acagttaagg aacctattcc tgaagcacct acagatgtaa cagttgaacc
540tggtgaaaat agcgcagata ttactgcata ggaggacaat aaagaatgga
aaagacatta 600aaagtttata gtaatggtga agttgtaggc tctcaagtag
ctaataacga tggagctact 660acagtatcta ttacaggctt agaag
68514700DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 14tctcacccat ctacatctac aaaagtattc
cattccatat ctatacaaga acgttcacta 60ctttctataa aggcatttaa atcggcatat
aattgaacaa aaaaagacat atcatagttc 120caatacttag gttcatttct
tcctaatttt ttattcattt ttttatactt tctatttctc 180tttaacccaa
aaacttcttt ttcaaaatca tttaatttta aacctttaaa atattttttc
240ttcatatcta atcctccaat ttaataagtg gtaaatctat atctctaaat
acagaaccta 300cgtcacatag cagtatatca ttatgttctt ctacttcacc
actactagta ggtgtatgac 360cacatacata tataaatcca tcttttctag
gttggaagtc tctagaccat attaactggt 420ctactgtttg ctcttctata
ggtttccaac taactccccc tgaatgggaa aatatatact 480taccttcttt
ataatacctt ctacaattaa ccataaatat tttaaatttt ctataatctt
540cagattcttt aagtttcttt agttcacttt taataaaatc ataatgattt
cttaaattat 600cttctacact tttatatttt aaagttacag tactaacacc
gtaagagtta agtgtttcta 660tacaatacct tgataaccat tcaatatcat
agatacttaa 70015789DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial
Sequence Note = Synthetic Construct 15gaatggtacc cgatgaacca
gctgttggcg ttgcacaaat aatacccatc gcagcattga 60cttcatttgt tgcaatggca
cctttgactg catcaatcat ttcatatcca gacaaagcat 120gatgtgtttc
attataatca cgtagtttag cagcgtcatg accagtgtag cccgttacac
180tttcaacgcc atcacctgtc gtccctttga ttactgcgtc tcgcatgaca
tctaaatttt 240gtttcatttg cgctcgcact tcatcacgtg atttaccgct
taattccatt tcttctttaa 300ccatgatatc cgcaaatgac atattatttt
ctacggcata atctatagtc tctctaattg 360aatcaaacat gtttattccc
cctctaattt atataggaaa cgtttacgtc actgtatttc 420tctttaattg
tatttaatat cgattctgag attgctttat ttaatggtat tacaaccaag
480catttatctt catctatctt aataaattca tctttacagt ctaatttcat
atcgttgata 540tcattaatga aatgatttac ttgtgcttta gtcatatttc
cgtcaacaac taaaattggt 600aatccatgat ttaaatctac ttctagtcca
tttatatgaa tacctttaat tttaattgta 660ccaccaccga ttgaataccg
atatttcata tagcaccatc atacgagatg attatatagc 720acagtttgga
tgttgacata ctatcgcttc tcttcgatga tatctatttt aataccatca 780tcagctgca
78916710DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 16gctaaatgtc acgatacatg cgtgacgacc
ccaatcagtg catttgtacc atatagtgta 60ctggatatgc gctataaatc aatttgcgtc
aatggctcaa tacaaactgc aaatgctttg 120acggtccacc aatgtttaat
tttcggaata aaataaggtt aacaaatgag ctacctgtac 180atgttagtgc
tccaatagcc ataggaacac ctgtcagtcc taataaactt gttaatacca
240ttgaacttag cggtgtcata cctgtaacag gaatcactag tcctaaaatg
accgctaatg 300catatggatt gttatcacct accgcagtaa cagcactacc
tatttgtttt aatgttgcta 360gcacaccagg tgtaatgatt gatgcaagtc
cgaaagcaat tgctggtgca aataagatca 420ccacaattaa gtccaagcct
tctggaactt tcttttcaat ccatttaatt aaaaaagcta 480cgccataagc
tgcaatgaat gctggtaata atttaaagtc atgtaatact aaaccaacaa
540tgaccgcaaa tactggtgca acgcctaagt ttaagcacgt tagaatacct
actgcgatac 600cgcttaaact tcctgctaaa tccccaatat cttgtagaaa
tttaatatca aatacgccac 660caatggcata
acttaagaat gcttgtggta gaaatgtcgc acaagctgca 71017762DNAArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic
Construct 17gagacaaagc taaagaatta aatatcgaac cattggcagt gcttgatggc
tttggaagtc 60atggtgtaga tcctttctat tatgggtatc gcaccagttg gcgctgttga
aaaggctttg 120aaacgtagta aaaaagaatt aagcgatatt gatgtatttg
aattaaatga agcatttgca 180gcacaatcat tagctgtaga tcgcgaatta
aaattacctc ctgaaaaggt gaatgttaaa 240ggtggcgcta ttgcattagg
acaccctatt ggtgcatctg gtgctagagt tttagtgaca 300ttattgcatc
aactgaatga tgaagtcgaa actggtttaa catcattgtg tattggtggc
360ggtcaagcta tcgctgcagt tgtatcaaag tataaataat aagaaaacag
gttatcacaa 420cagtattaat tacatgttgg cataacctgt ttttatttgt
ttatggattt attgggtaat 480attagtcatt tgatggttta attgcaaatg
ctctaacagg gaacccaggt gcatcttttg 540gtttagggct gatagcgtaa
atgatggcgc cacgagttgg taattgatct aaattagtta 600ataactcgac
ttggtattta tcctgaccaa gaatataacg ttcgccaact aaatcaccat
660tttttacaac gtccacagat gcatcggtat cgaatgtttc atgaccaaca
gcttcaacac 720ggcgttcttc aattaagtac ttcaaagcat ctaatcccca ac
76218673DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 18acgttctact aaatgcatca tattaacagg
tgataataca agatgtttct gaaatggaat 60aagccctgtc gctgcaatga atacgcctaa
aaatccaggg atgtaatgga tactttgcgg 120tagtactaat gatagaaatg
ataaaaatga aatcacaaag gctacggtcg caaaagcttg 180acatgtacgc
ttatcgccat aatctaatcc tgtacgtata tgtaataaat actgtaatcc
240gatacttaag tacataattg ccacgcataa gaagaatggg aagaatgtct
tttcaaagtc 300cggatatagg ctgttagata ggaagaccat gataaacata
ttaaacatca taaacgaaac 360gtctttgaat gtaacttgac caaatcgatt
tgtaaaaaat gtttgatgag accacattaa 420ccataagaac aaactcatga
cgatgtattt gaaaaacaaa tcagctgaaa tggaaccatt 480ttgtgttgtt
aaaatcacat gtgcaatttt ttgaatggca tagacgaaaa ttaaatcaaa
540gaacaactca tggaatcctg cacgcttttc agctaaatgt tttggtgtta
atgcattaac 600cataaaattt taactccttt aagatgtgta attaatttac
taagtatact atttattttt 660tctagtgaat agg 67319766DNAArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic
Construct 19cacatttagt acaaaataac gacattatcg ttattacatg caattatcgt
ttaggcgcac 60taggatattt agactggtca tattttaata aagattttca ttccaataac
ggactttcag 120atcaaatcaa tgtcataaaa tgggtgcatc aatttattga
atccttcggt ggcgacgcta 180ataacattac tttaatgggt cagtctgcag
gcagtatgag cattttgact ttacttaaaa 240tacctgacat tgagccatac
ttccataaag tcgttctgct aagtggcgca ctacgattag 300acacccttga
gagtgcacgc aataaagcac aacatttcca aaaaatgatg ctcgattatt
360tagatacaga tgatgttaca tcattatcga cagatgatat tcttatgctg
atggcgaagc 420taaaacaatc tcgaggacct tctaaagggc ttgatttaat
atatgcgcct attaaaacag 480attatataca aaataattat ccaacaacga
aaccaatttt tgcatgtaat acaaaagatg 540aaggcgatat ttatattact
agtgaacaga aaaaattatc gccgcaacgc tttatcgaca 600ttatggaatt
aaatgatatt cctttaaaat acgaagatgt tcagacggcg aagcaacaat
660ctttagcgat tacacattgt tatttcaaac agccgatgaa gcaattttta
caacaactca 720atatacaaga ttcaaacgca aaactatggc ttgctgaatt tgcatg
76620654DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 20aaaacaacga ttaatcctaa tgcgccaatg
atggcactcg tatacgtgat agcttgaaca 60gaaacatgtg tcatgaccaa gcctccaata
atgccaccaa caccaatacc agcgtttaaa 120ctagacatgt tccaactcat
tacttggctt gtgtcgcctt caacatgttg aatcacaccg 180ctttgcactg
ctggattagt actccattgc atgatattcc aaataaatag tcctgctaac
240aatagacctg aaccaggtaa gattaaattc ataagtaaca tcatgacgat
aaaaatagaa 300accgaaatca ttaaccaacg cttacttgta attttatcgg
agaatatacc acctaatgat 360gttccaataa cgccagcgat tccatttact
agaagtgcta atgaaacgaa tgacatatca 420tgaccattag ataaaataag
tggatttata aagacgaatg tcactgagtt tgcaatcaat 480actaaaaacg
taataattaa atattttgct acttcagcag gtcttaatat tttcgaagta
540acatgatttt catgagatgg tgcctcatga ttcacagggc ctcgttgtat
ttcctgatcc 600ttcggtaaat agatcaccat caagaagcca acaataatac
tcacaataat taag 65421764DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of
Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic Construct 21tctaaactta
tagacatctt gtttaacctc tttgttagta atccattgac tttgtccatt 60atcattcgct
tgtttaccat ctaaacttgc agatactttc actgtaattt gtggcagttg
120ctttgctttt gctttaaaaa agtcttggta taattgtgat gcacgttcat
catcaacgca 180ttcaacctca ataccgtgat cccgtaacgt atcatcacca
tgtgtatcta acgaattgtc 240ttttgttgcg taaactactt tagctatctt
acaatcaatt attttgttaa cacagggtgg 300tgttgaacca aaatgactac
atggctctaa cgtaatataa atcgtcgcac cttcagcatt 360ttgttgtgcc
atatcaagtg cttgaacctc cgcatgcttg tcaccttttc tcaagtgtgc
420accaataccg acaatcctac cttctttaac tacaactgcg ccaacgggtg
gattaacacc 480tgtttgacct tgtaccatat ttgcaagttg aatcgcataa
tccataaatt gactcaaatg 540atcacctcta taaacaaaaa tcctcacatc
atgaattaag atgcaaggag aaaaatttat 600cgttaaataa gcctatttgt
acacattttt acaaatacgc tacattatct ttgtcgataa 660ttaacattct
ttctcccatc cagactttaa ctgtcggctc tagaatctca ctagatcagc
720cactaatatg aaacatatta gcaggtcgca ggctttattt actg
76422367DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 22ctgatactgt gaaatttttg gatctttgta
cggtgaaaaa ttgtggcgcc ctcgggtgga 60agtaggaatc tttggtcgga gacgtcggcc
acagtaggaa ttcgttggtg agtgcggtcg 120aatgtcaagt ttacagacta
caatcatgac tatagggaat agaaaaaatt aaaaaatttg 180ttcatttaat
acttcgatgc ctgatgagcg ctaattcatt ggaaacttac aatgctgata
240atgatcgaaa aataagaccg atgaatcaat gtattgtgtt tagtttcctg
aagattgagg 300ggaaggtgca aaagatactt tgattcgaca tgatgttaat
gaagacaata ttgatgtagc 360atttgtt 36723767DNAArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic
Construct 23ttttactcat gcatgcctat tttcaagtga gtctgagaca taaatcaatg
ttctacgctt 60tacaaagtta tattggcagt ggggccccaa tacagagaaa ttggaatccc
aatttcaaca 120aacaatgcga gttggggcgg tacaacgaaa tgaattttgt
gaaaatatca tttctgtccc 180attccctgat gaatatgtgt atttaaaaag
gacgttacct acattaaagt aagtcacgtc 240cgtatgctta tgatttactg
tcactgtttt caattcgatt gatagtaaca tttagtccaa 300aatatttttc
taaaaaatgt ttatagttat ctttagtgac agctaacttt tctgagatgc
360catcctttgc ttttgtcaaa gttaaatgat tttcagacat tgtagcacgg
ccaaacgatt 420gtggcattgt aattaataaa tgctgtacaa atattgaatc
tggatgcgtt tgattatatt 480caatattttt atcaaaatct gcaatacatt
tagctttaaa ttcagcttca tattttgtat 540gccaatgatc attttcgaat
ttttgaacat agaaaatatc cttgtcttcg ttgttaaaga 600tagcacgaaa
cgtaccactg atgtcagtaa tcggttgtgt atgctctgac gaagtaatag
660gaatggcgtg tagaggtaag tctccaaagc caacatcagt tacatagaat
acatcattta 720tagaaacaac aagtgaagca tgtgaaccgt tcagactgcg accgcca
76724698DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 24catgaaggaa atattaccca tcaatttcat
aaatgctatt gcggcgaata ctgcatgtaa 60tatagcaatc aataatggta aaccgaagtt
gaaagtaatt tttaataata atcccttaag 120catatctgta tgcgtaaagc
ctatgcgttt taatattctg aagttactta gttcatcctc 180agtttcatcc
atttgtttaa tataaataat acatccagct gctactaaaa atgctaatcc
240taaaaatgat gtaacaaata ttagaatacc gttagtagca tcgacctctt
ttttcatgtc 300atcatacgtg attactttgt ctccaaactg ttttgcaatt
gcttgagctt tttccttttg 360tgatgtttgt ttaatatcat acccataaaa
agtatgaaca ttattttgtg ttttcaactg 420ctgatacttt tcaggactta
cttcgacgac aggtgagttg aagcttagat ttaaaggata 480aaccttacct
ttgtcttctt gtgtaacacg gaaagtttca ttcttagttc cttttactac
540taaatctttg tttaaaagga tattaatcac gttaggcagc gactttgtat
ttgtaatgat 600ggcattgtta ccagttaact ttgtatttgc acttaaaata
gaattcgtgc gacctgaatc 660actaccattt tccaaagtaa taacctgatc tttaacat
69825774DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 25agggttatac gatatcacac agcaagcgaa
tgctaaggca gctggtattc gtattgctgt 60tgccgaaaag gcgggaaagt tgtcggcatg
tatttattag aaaacagagg gagttcacat 120tccacctcgt tacaaaatgt
ttttgctctc gtgcgagaat caaaactgtc tatgaaaatc 180gaattcgatt
gattgagtgc atactctttt taattattaa catatttccg ttttcccaat
240ggaggagacc tttactgaga tacatctttt gctaattctg tcaaaaccaa
tagattatgg 300tatgcaagtg gcttacctgc gagcgatcag tattgaaaac
cactggaaaa catctatctc 360atccttcgat ttctgttttc gaccctatta
cagttgtaga tacacaggtg tgctatggat 420caaagatgaa ggcttgattg
ttattttaaa tatgggccag cacgacagtt ccatcttttc 480tatatcgaac
gaactctaat gttcccattt attgttacaa tgcctcgtaa tccccctcta
540ttaagagctg aagattctta ttactaacaa ggcctaaata gatagatgct
acggaacact 600tctccaaaca acaaaattat tatctttttt tcttcccgga
aatgttttcc atgctgactt 660caccccggaa cgactgtcag ctacaccgat
tagtgcgacc atacgggtca tcttgcttct 720tgctacatga aaaaagaaca
atcctacaaa taaagattat gtctaggtgc acgt 77426703DNAArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic
Construct 26gatttcccta atgcagcaaa agatgaacat ggtcgtctac ttgtagccgc
agcaatcggt 60atttcaaaag acactgatat tcgtgctcaa aaattagtcg aagcaggtgt
ggatgtctta 120gttatcgata cagcacatgg tcactctaaa ggtgttatcg
atcaagtgaa acatattaag 180aagacttacc cagaaatcac attagttgca
ggtaacgtag caactgcaga agcaacaaag 240gatttatttg aagcgggtgc
agatattgtt aaagttggta ttggcccagg ttcaatttgt 300acgacacgtg
ttgtagcagg tgttggtgta ccacaaatta cagcaattta tgattgtgca
360actgaagcgc gcaaacatgg taaagctatc attgctgatg gtggtattaa
attctcagga 420gatatcatta aagcattagc tgctggtgga catgcggtta
tgttaggtag cttattagca 480ggtactgaag aaagtccagg cgcaacagaa
attttccaag gtagacaata taaagtatac 540cgcggtatgg gctctttagg
tgcgatggaa aaaggttcaa acgaccgtta cttccaagaa 600gacaaagcgc
ctaagaaatt tgtacctgaa ggtatcgaag gacgtacagc atataaaggt
660gctttacaag atacaattta ccaattaatg ggcggagtgc gtg
703271488DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 27atggctaaga ctcaagcaga aataaataaa
cgtttagacg cttatgcaaa aggtacagta 60gacagtcctt atagaattaa aaaagctaca
agctatgacc catcgtttgg tgtaatggaa 120gcaggagcaa ttgacgcaga
tggttactat catgcacagt gccaagactt aattactgat 180tatgtattat
ggttaacaga taataaagtt agaacttggg gtaatgctaa agaccaaatc
240aaacaaagtt atggtactgg atttaaaata catgaaaata aaccttctac
agtacctaaa 300aaaggatgga ttgctgtatt tacatccggt agttatcagc
aatggggtca cataggtatt 360gtatatgatg gaggtaatac ttctacattt
actattttag agcaaaactg gaacggttac 420gctaataaaa aacctacaaa
acgtgtagat aattattacg gattaactca ttttattgag 480atacctgtaa
aagcaggaac tactgttaaa aaagaaacag ctaagaaaag tgcaagtaaa
540acacctgcac ctaaaaagaa agcaacacta aaagtttcta agaaccatat
taactataca 600atggataaac gtggtaagaa acctgaagga atggtaatac
acaacgatgc aggtcgttct 660tcagggcaac aatacgagaa ttcattagct
aacgcaggtt atgctagata tgctaatggt 720attgctcatt actatggctc
tgaaggttat gtatgggaag caatagatgc taagaatcaa 780attgcttggc
acacaggaga tggaacagga gcaaactcag gtaactttag atttgcaggt
840attgaagtct gtcaatcaat gagtgctagt gatgctcaat tccttaaaaa
cgaacaagca 900gtattccaat ttactgcaga gaaatttaaa gaatggggtc
ttactcctaa tcgtaaaact 960gtaagattgc atatggaatt tgttccaaca
gcttgtcctc atcgttctat ggttcttcat 1020acaggattta atccagtaac
acaaggaaga ccatctcaag caataatgaa taaactaaaa 1080gattatttca
ttaaacaaat taaaaactac atggataaag gaacttcaag ttctacagta
1140gttaaagacg gtaaaacaag tagcgcaagt acaccggcaa ctagaccagt
aacaggctct 1200tggaaaaaga accagtacgg aacttggtac aaaccggaaa
atgcaacatt tgttaatggt 1260aaccaaccta tagtaactag aataggttct
ccattcttaa atgctccagt aggaggtaac 1320ttaccggcag gagctacaat
tgtatatgac gaagtttgta tccaagcagg tcacatttgg 1380ataggttaca
atgcttacaa tggtaacaga gtatattgcc ctgttagaac ttgtcaagga
1440gttccaccta atcatatacc tggggttgcc tggggagtat tcaaatag
148828495PRTArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 28Met Ala Lys Thr Gln Ala Glu Ile Asn
Lys Arg Leu Asp Ala Tyr Ala1 5 10 15Lys Gly Thr Val Asp Ser Pro Tyr
Arg Ile Lys Lys Ala Thr Ser Tyr 20 25 30Asp Pro Ser Phe Gly Val Met
Glu Ala Gly Ala Ile Asp Ala Asp Gly 35 40 45Tyr Tyr His Ala Gln Cys
Gln Asp Leu Ile Thr Asp Tyr Val Leu Trp 50 55 60Leu Thr Asp Asn Lys
Val Arg Thr Trp Gly Asn Ala Lys Asp Gln Ile65 70 75 80Lys Gln Ser
Tyr Gly Thr Gly Phe Lys Ile His Glu Asn Lys Pro Ser 85 90 95Thr Val
Pro Lys Lys Gly Trp Ile Ala Val Phe Thr Ser Gly Ser Tyr 100 105
110Gln Gln Trp Gly His Ile Gly Ile Val Tyr Asp Gly Gly Asn Thr Ser
115 120 125Thr Phe Thr Ile Leu Glu Gln Asn Trp Asn Gly Tyr Ala Asn
Lys Lys 130 135 140Pro Thr Lys Arg Val Asp Asn Tyr Tyr Gly Leu Thr
His Phe Ile Glu145 150 155 160Ile Pro Val Lys Ala Gly Thr Thr Val
Lys Lys Glu Thr Ala Lys Lys 165 170 175Ser Ala Ser Lys Thr Pro Ala
Pro Lys Lys Lys Ala Thr Leu Lys Val 180 185 190Ser Lys Asn His Ile
Asn Tyr Thr Met Asp Lys Arg Gly Lys Lys Pro 195 200 205Glu Gly Met
Val Ile His Asn Asp Ala Gly Arg Ser Ser Gly Gln Gln 210 215 220Tyr
Glu Asn Ser Leu Ala Asn Ala Gly Tyr Ala Arg Tyr Ala Asn Gly225 230
235 240Ile Ala His Tyr Tyr Gly Ser Glu Gly Tyr Val Trp Glu Ala Ile
Asp 245 250 255Ala Lys Asn Gln Ile Ala Trp His Thr Gly Asp Gly Thr
Gly Ala Asn 260 265 270Ser Gly Asn Phe Arg Phe Ala Gly Ile Glu Val
Cys Gln Ser Met Ser 275 280 285Ala Ser Asp Ala Gln Phe Leu Lys Asn
Glu Gln Ala Val Phe Gln Phe 290 295 300Thr Ala Glu Lys Phe Lys Glu
Trp Gly Leu Thr Pro Asn Arg Lys Thr305 310 315 320Val Arg Leu His
Met Glu Phe Val Pro Thr Ala Cys Pro His Arg Ser 325 330 335Met Val
Leu His Thr Gly Phe Asn Pro Val Thr Gln Gly Arg Pro Ser 340 345
350Gln Ala Ile Met Asn Lys Leu Lys Asp Tyr Phe Ile Lys Gln Ile Lys
355 360 365Asn Tyr Met Asp Lys Gly Thr Ser Ser Ser Thr Val Val Lys
Asp Gly 370 375 380Lys Thr Ser Ser Ala Ser Thr Pro Ala Thr Arg Pro
Val Thr Gly Ser385 390 395 400Trp Lys Lys Asn Gln Tyr Gly Thr Trp
Tyr Lys Pro Glu Asn Ala Thr 405 410 415Phe Val Asn Gly Asn Gln Pro
Ile Val Thr Arg Ile Gly Ser Pro Phe 420 425 430Leu Asn Ala Pro Val
Gly Gly Asn Leu Pro Ala Gly Ala Thr Ile Val 435 440 445Tyr Asp Glu
Val Cys Ile Gln Ala Gly His Ile Trp Ile Gly Tyr Asn 450 455 460Ala
Tyr Asn Gly Asn Arg Val Tyr Cys Pro Val Arg Thr Cys Gln Gly465 470
475 480Val Pro Pro Asn His Ile Pro Gly Val Ala Trp Gly Val Phe Lys
485 490 4952917938DNAArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial
Sequence Note = Synthetic Construct 29taaatataat cggaaaaagt
ttttgtaaat ttacacctcc ccaccgttta aaataaacga 60ttatacaaat caaaacttat
aaattaactt atcatttcta aactaaactt ataaaaaatg 120ttcacctact
ttcccaactt atctaaccta ttacatattc attaattaca aaatatatac
180atctattgac ttttatccaa aattatgatt tgaaattaaa atctagtttc
ttctattaaa 240tagtagtttt aaattattta aactttttta cgatatttta
ttgacaaaac atttaaacat 300ttgctatact aagtatgtaa tcaaaacaag
gaggtaacaa aaatgattaa tgttgataat 360gcaccatcag aaaaaggtca
agcatatact gaaatgttgc aattattcaa taaactgatt 420caatggaatc
cagcatatac gtttgataac gcaattaact tagtatctgc ttgtcaacaa
480ctattattaa actataacag ttctgttgtt caattcttaa atgatgaact
caacaacgaa 540actaagccag aatctatttt agcttatatt gctggtgacg
atgcaatcga acagtggaat 600atgcacaaag gtttttatga aacgtataat
gtttacgtat tttagaaagg aatgatataa 660tgaaagctga tgacattata
actttacgtg ttaaaggtta tatattccat tacttagatg 720aatcaaatga
atacattgaa gaatttatac cacttcacga gtatcattta actaaaacac
780aagcaataga attattacct aacacatgta cactattatc aactacacgc
aaaacgaaaa 840aaatccaagt atattacaat gatttactac aaatttcaat
taaagaggag aaataaaaaa 900tgacaaacgt aaaagaaatt ttatcaagac
accaaaatac aacagcgaga tttgaatttg 960aggaaaaaga aagagaattt
ataaaactat cagaattagt tgaaaaatac ggtattaaaa 1020aagagtatat
cgttagagca ttattcacaa acaaagaatc aaaattcggt gtacagggtg
1080ttatcgtcac tgacgactat aatgtaaact taccgaacca cttaacagag
ttaattaaag 1140aaatgagatc agacgaggac gttgttaaca ttatcaatgc
tggtgaagtg caatttacaa 1200tttatgaata tgaaaacaaa aaaggtcaaa
aaggttactc aatcaacttt ggtcaagtat 1260cattttaata caatttcata
ggggatattt atcccctatt ttatgaggtg ctaaacaatg 1320gaaaaaatat
acactgccgt attattatac aatgtatcaa ttaatgaaac atatgaacat
1380gaaattgaac aattcgaaaa aataaataaa gttaaggtaa tatatagtta
ttttgacgca 1440aacttttaca aaaaaggtgc atataatttt ggtgtaaaat
acattaagga gatataaaaa 1500tgaatattac aacaacatta aacacaaaaa
aattaattaa ttatatttta gataatagag 1560attgttttat gaataaaata
acaaaattta catcactaag tggaaaatgt gttgtttttg 1620ttagatacgg
tgaaatttct attgaatact atgatagtga tacaaaaaac aataatgatt
1680tatttacttt agacattgac gttgatatta ataaacatgt ctttaattgt
cttaaagttt 1740attatataga acatacagaa gatataaaca taatatataa
aaaaggtgta tacatggggt 1800gtactattga tgatgtatta tcatattttg
aaaaaccatt agaaagtgat attactatta 1860tttaccaagg caaagttatt
tatgaatacg ggaaagtaat agaccatgaa taacctacta 1920gatattatta
ttgttttcct tttagcattt ttaattacac ttgtaatact tatgacaatg
1980tatatacgtg tgtcatttgg tgttttattt actacattta ttatattcta
cattatcttt 2040ttattggttg tatatgcttt atatggaggt tgataacatt
ggtttagaca tacgtctgaa 2100atggatagat ggaaaaaaga aagagaagct
agaaaagaaa gagaagaaaa aaaatataaa 2160aatgatttta gcggtatcaa
ttttaaattt gacgataaag
atttacaaga ggcttatatt 2220gacgcatgga aacatttttc acatttacca
catttaccaa aagaaaaaaa tgtatctcat 2280gcaaacgctg tttcattagt
tcgtggtaaa cgacataaaa aattaaatca tatactagaa 2340atatataacc
gtaatgataa taataacaaa aatgcaaaaa tgcataaata tgcattatat
2400aatttacacg ccgaaaaaaa taaatcttca cttacaaaat atattaaaga
aattgataac 2460ttattttttg aaataggaaa atcagataga ccaaaaacaa
caatagatga tatcaatgtt 2520aggtataact ttttatatta tgcaacattt
gaagaataac tttaatactg taaatgacat 2580tataaactat tacaaggagc
aaaaacatgg tgaaacaaaa tcgtttagac atggtaagag 2640attatcaaaa
tgcggtcaat catgtaagga aaaaaatacc agaaaactat aatcaaatag
2700aattagttga tgaactcatg aatgatgata tagactatta tatatctatt
tcaaaccgtt 2760ctgacggaaa atcgttcaac tatgtttcat tttttattta
tttagctatt aaacttgata 2820taaaatttac tttattatca cgtcattata
cattacgtga cgcttaccgt gattttattg 2880aggaaatcat agataaaaac
ccactattca aatctaagcg tgtcactttc agaagcgcta 2940gagattattt
agctattatc tatcaagata aagaaattgg cgtgattaca gatttgaata
3000gcgctactga tttaaaatat cattctaact ttttaaaaca ctaccctatt
attatatatg 3060atgaattctt agcgcttgaa gatgactatt taattgatga
gtgggacaag ttaaaaacaa 3120tttatgaatc aatcgaccgt aaccatggta
atgttgatta tattggtttt cctaaaatgt 3180ttttactagg taatgctgtc
aacttttcaa gtcctatatt atccaattta aatatttata 3240atttattaca
aaaacataaa atgaatacat caagacttta caaaaacatt tttttagaaa
3300tgcgtcgaaa cgattacgtc aatgagaggc gtaatacacg tgcgtttaat
tcaaatgatg 3360acgctatgac aactggcgag tttgaattta acgaatataa
tttggcagat gataatttaa 3420gaaatcatat caaccaaaac ggtgattttt
tctatattaa aactgacgat aaatatataa 3480aaattatgta taatgttgat
acatttaatg ctaacatcat tgtaatacct tatacaaaac 3540aatatgagtt
ttgcactaaa atcaaagata tcgatgacaa tgttatttat ctaagagaag
3600atatgtttta taaagaaaac atggaacgat attactacaa tccaagtaat
ttacattttg 3660acaatgctta ttcaaaaaat tacgtggttg ataatgatag
atatttatat ttagatatga 3720ataaaattat aaaatttcat ataaaaaatg
aaatgaagaa aaatattaac gaatttgaaa 3780gaaaagaaaa gatatacgaa
gataactata tagaaaatac aaagaagtat ttaatgaaac 3840aatacggctt
ataaaaggtg tgtaagatta tgggattact tgagtgtatg caatatcata
3900aaaatcaacg taaaatgata ttgtactggg atattgaaac attatcgtac
aataaaataa 3960acggacgcaa taaaccaaca ttatataaaa acgtaacgta
ttctgttgcg attggttggt 4020ataatggtta cgaaattgat gttgaagtat
tccccagttt tgaagccttt tatgatgatt 4080ttttcaagta tgtttatcgc
cgggatacaa tcacaaaatc aaaaacaaat attatcatga 4140ttgcacataa
ctgtaataaa tacgataatc attttttact taaagacacc atgcgttatt
4200ttgataatat tacacgcgaa aatgtatatt taaaatctgc agaagaaaat
gaacatacaa 4260taaaaattca agaggctact attttagcca aaaatcaaaa
tgtgatttta gaaaaacgtg 4320ttaaatcttc aatcaattta gatttaacga
tgtttttaaa tggttttaaa tttaatatca 4380ttgataactt tatgaaaacc
aatacatcaa tagcaacatt aggaaaaaag ctacttgacg 4440ggggttattt
aacagaaaac caacttaaaa cagattttaa ttatacaatt tttgataaag
4500ataacgatat gtcagatagt gaagcttatg actatgctgt taagtgtttt
gataatctta 4560catctgaaca attaacctac attcataatg acgtgattat
attaggtatg tgccatattc 4620attatagtga catttttcca aattttgact
ataacaaatt aacattctca ctaaatatca 4680tggaatctta tttgaataat
gaaatgactc gttttcagtt actcaatcaa tatcaagata 4740ttaaaatatc
ttatacacat tatcattttc atgatatgaa tttttatgac tatataaaat
4800cattttatcg tggtggttta aatatgtata ataccaaata tatcaataaa
cttattgatg 4860aaccttgttt ttctatagac atcaattcga gttatcctta
cgtgatgtat catgagaaaa 4920ttccaacatg gttatacttt tatgagcatt
actcaaaacc aacattaatc cctacttttt 4980tagatgatga taattatttt
tcattatata agattgataa agaggtattt aacgatgagg 5040tattaattaa
aatcaaatca cgcgtactac gtcagatgat tgttaaatac tacaataatg
5100ataacgatta cgttaatatc aatacaaaca cattaagaat gatacaagac
attacgggta 5160ttgattgcac gcatatacgt gttaattcgt ttgttgtata
tgaatgtgaa tactttcacg 5220cacgagatat tatatttcaa aactatttta
ttaaaacaca aggtaaatta aagaataaaa 5280tcaatatgac aacaccttac
gactatcaca ttacagatga aattaacgaa cacccctact 5340caaatgaaga
agttatgtta tcaaaagtcg ttttaaatgg tttatatggt atacctgctt
5400tacgttcaca ctttaattta tttcgtttag atgaaaacaa cgaattgtat
aacatcatta 5460acggatacaa aaacacggaa cgtaatattt tattctctac
atttgtcaca tcacgttcat 5520tgtataactt attagtacct ttccaatact
taacggaaag tgaaattgac gacaatttta 5580tttattgcga cactgatagt
ttgtatatga aatcagttgt aaagccctta ttgaacccca 5640gtttattcga
ccctatatca ttaggcaaat gggatattga aaacgaacag atagataaga
5700tgtttgtact gaatcataaa aaatatgctt atgaagtgaa tggaaagatt
aaaattgcgt 5760ctgctggtat accgaaaaac gccaaaaata caagcgtcga
ttttgaaacc tttgtacgtg 5820aacaattttt tgacggtgca attatagaaa
acaataaaag tatctataat aatcaaggta 5880cgatatcaat ttatccgtca
aaaacagaaa ttgtttgtgg taatgtatat gatgaatatt 5940ttactgatga
acttaattta aaacgtgaat ttatcttaaa agacgctaga gaaaattttg
6000accatagtca atttgatgat attctttata ttgaaagtga tattggttca
ttttcactca 6060atgacttatt tccatttgaa cgttcagtac ataacaaatc
tgatttgcat atattaaaac 6120aacaacatga tgacatcaaa aaaggcaact
gttaaaataa cagtcgcctt ttctttgaga 6180taacatgaaa aatgtgtacg
aaaattgatt atgttttgta ttttatttac tagcattact 6240agcatgtgtt
cattatagca taaatcttta tgcaatacca ctaaagaata caatattatc
6300acctgcgttt tctggtacac cgttaatgag tgtatacaat aatacacgtg
acggtgcaac 6360gtatggtggt acattatagt ttgcgactaa gaatgaacca
tcgtcaaaca cagcaacaac 6420tacacccgtg tgaccgatac catatatgct
tgcttgtaag tatggcggtt tactagagaa 6480gccgtaacca acggtaggaa
tatgtgttgt tttagcccct aattttttat aaacatacca 6540cacacgttga
ccgtttgtta cttgtccatc atcagttggt tgtctttttc catgtaattg
6600tgacatatac gcccatgtta attctgtaca ctgaccagca ttaccagttt
gagggaatat 6660gttacccggt ttgtataaat attctttttt gaataaaggt
acaccaattg cttttttata 6720tttttctggt aattggtcat acgtccagtt
accacctatc acacgaccac tttttccgtt 6780tggtttcaca gatttacctc
taatcgcatt atgctcacca tcgtcatcag tagggtttga 6840acttccaccg
tcatctattt gcacactatc aatgagcttt tttaatgagt cgagtagtcc
6900aatcgtcatt ttaatatgat acgtgttgtt aaatgttttt tgtagtgtaa
aataatcatt 6960actaaaaaat ttatcactac caatactatg cacgtcccat
tgtaatgcgt cttgaacttt 7020ttttaataat tcttgcatgg cttgttttgc
taaagcgagc agtgaactac cactgtcacc 7080actactacca ctgtcagacg
aatcactagg tgaaccacct ttaccgtcta atttaccacc 7140ccatgctaaa
atagtatttg caccgtctaa aaaaggatta ccatagtttt gtactttatt
7200atatgacgct ttcaaaccta ggggataata tgccgcccaa gtagctgcag
ccgttaatgg 7260gatataagca cgtccaaccg taccagcttt catgttttta
gcaaaatctg cattaccttt 7320tctttgtacg ttttgaggta caaagtgaac
gatgttacct gcgtcatacc aagacggttg 7380tcctgcttgt tttgattgtg
atacaagctt tctagctaca aatttagcgt ctgttaaata 7440atcgccttgt
gcagaagtat gatttaacca acctaaacct gcactgtatc cttcgttttt
7500ttcatataca gcaattagcg taggtgaaac tcctatcgat ttaactgcat
ttagaacttg 7560tctgatttta ctttcattac cacctaacca aacattaaaa
cgtccataac cttttacttt 7620aggcactaac tggtctatcg ttaatccaaa
gtcatcatta atataagaat gtgtaaattt 7680atctatcttc tcttggtcgt
tcatctttat cactcttttc agaatcgttt ttaattactc 7740ttaatttatc
tttaatttgt tctggcacta atacatccat ctctgcacaa ttttctacaa
7800tagataaacc ctcattagca atataataga aaatcgtaat cataagtaga
ccacctttta 7860attgtaaaat ttggtcaatg atatttgcta gaataataat
acagaatatg agtaattttt 7920tagcgaaacc tctcattgat ttttttgacc
atagattatt atttttaatg gcttttgaaa 7980tacctgtaat aatatcaaca
aacattaata taaataaaaa atatagtaat tttaaatctc 8040ctgcatatat
aaacatgtga aacacttctg tatctgtaaa cctgaatttt acttcattca
8100tttttatacc ccctctctaa atttattatt taatggattt tgtaacatag
ggttacctga 8160accatcatta tgccaaaatc tcacaccaga ttccaaaata
gcttttaatt gttccattaa 8220catagggtca atgtcacgta ttgtatacgt
acctgtacat tttaaatagt tgcatatagt 8280catactgtta attggttcaa
taaatgtatt atagtcattt acttcaaaac caaacaacat 8340ataatatttt
tgtaaaaatg taatttcttt aggtgacggt acactaattt tcattgttaa
8400accgttaatg ctatttgcga tttggaaagc gttccccatt tctgactctg
tcactgatgg 8460tggttgtaag gctaaatctt tatattctgc ttgttgttgt
ttgtagaaat tatattcttc 8520attaaactta ccaaataaag cagttggact
taaattactt gctacactta cagcgtcata 8580aaaacgtgat tttgggtcac
tgccatttaa tacattatct atacgacttg tgattaattg 8640actttctgca
ttacgctgtc tattggcttg ttgtgattgc cctaaaatac cgttattgat
8700taaaattggt acttgtgcaa aactattaaa tgttatattt gtatttaaga
atgaacctgt 8760atcaattaat atatctttat tttttgcaag tatcggtcta
tcattttcag cactgttata 8820atctactgga taaactcgca cttcattatg
ataaccaatg atggattttg tacgtaactt 8880aacacctgtt ttttgtgaaa
tcttaccagc gtctagtaac atagtattac cattccagtc 8940ataaaaatca
atcgtcatgt actcattacg tatcatatgg tcgcactcgt cttttttaga
9000caacatcatc tcttgaagct ttgtgaaact taatgataaa tcgtttaaac
tccattcttt 9060tgattttcca ccttgtttta acgtctttaa tccagtaatt
ttttcacttg tcttaacgtc 9120ctctaaatct tttgtattaa tagaatcttt
aggtaacatt tgaacctttt gaaagttttg 9180tgtaatccat ggataggcac
tcattttatc cataaagtta ataaagtcac catattccat 9240aacgtataag
ttgactggtg atgtgatatt gtcatatatt gtacctttag acgtatctaa
9300gtttggctct tttttagtac caaatttctt tgataaatca gcacttgact
ggaataacac 9360taaattttcc aaaaactgtt gcatttggtt atacacatag
tttttatttg atacttttaa 9420cacatcatca ttgttacgta acattggtaa
catatagtta tacgtgcgtt ttgataagtg 9480ttgacgttca atattaacgt
ttgagagttg ttctaataca ttaccttgtg tatacgtcat 9540aatagtatca
atcacaaaat atattttaac cacaacatca ttcacatatt cgatttgatt
9600cacaaacgca taataacgtc tgtcctcaaa atctgataaa aacgtcatgt
agttaatccc 9660ttgtgcgtca tgccactgca tatcaacatt gatttccatt
ctatcacgta taaaattata 9720cggttgtttg gaatagtcta atgatttaaa
atgacgtcca tttaaaaaat aatcatcacg 9780ttcttgatta ctattaaaat
gaatcgtatt ttgataatca gtaaacggtg tgttatagaa 9840aaatttaaaa
tttgttaatt ttctcatttt tacctccata aaaaatagtc gtataaatta
9900tttatacgac tattataaca tttttattca atgatttgtg tatctattgc
aaaactttta 9960ttaccatttg aaagctcact atcactataa tttgatgtaa
caaaatgtaa ttcattatta 10020aagtttaaat ataatcttgt attaatcatt
ttcgaatcaa tcgcacattg tgtgtagtga 10080tgtgtagatt ttaagtttgc
gttaatcgta cctaatttaa tatcaccgtt tttcttaatg 10140ccttttaata
ccccttttaa ttgtatggtt ttaacaccat taattgttaa aatacgatat
10200tgcggtgcag gatatccaac gttgctatca cttgcaataa taccactttc
taatgtaata 10260tcttgccacc ctgtatcatt cacagttgtt ttattttcat
taattgtatt taaaatttct 10320attttatcat tagttattat agcagttaaa
ttgttaatac tttgtgtatt attacctaca 10380ctttcttttg tagctataat
atcttgttta tttttttcaa tatcttcttc attttttgtg 10440tttttatcat
ctaatatatg aattgcagat tcatgattac ttagtttatt tgtatgttct
10500gattgaacat ctgataaatt ttttattttt ttatcttgtt gcacattatc
ttctttaata 10560ttaataatgt ctgtagcgtt ttgagaaata ttatttttat
ttgtagcgat atcattttta 10620tttttattaa tgtcttttgt gttcgtatta
attttactta ataattcatc tttaaaggtt 10680aacttataat aatcctcatc
acgtcttata taaatgttac cgtcctttgt agtaattaag 10740tcatttgctt
ctactaaatt atcatttaat ttatctacag agtcaatgtt gcgcaaactt
10800ccttaaaatc caacaaccat tggttaaacc ttttatttta atgttttcca
actaattcaa 10860agaaaaattc tattttatca ttagttttta tagcagttaa
attgttaata ctttgtgtat 10920tattacctac actttctttt gtagctataa
tatcttgttt atttttttca atatcttctt 10980cattttttgt gtttttatca
tctaatatat gaattgcaga ttcatgatta cttagtttat 11040ttgtatgttc
tgattgaaca tctgataaat tttttatttt tttatcttgt tgcacattat
11100cttctttaat attaataatg tctgtagcgt tttgagaaat attattttta
tttgtagcga 11160tatcattttt atttttattt atgtcttttg tgttcgtatt
aattttactt aataattcat 11220ctttaaaggt taacttataa taatcctcat
cacgtcttat ataaatgtta ccgtcctttg 11280tagtaattaa gtcatttgct
tctactaaat tatcatttaa tttatctaca gagtcaatgt 11340tgcgcaaact
tcttacaatt ctatcagcca ttgtttacac ctcttattta tatcgtttcc
11400aactaaattc aaagaaaaat cctaaaatac ccattatgag aacacccccc
aaggtacacc 11460aatactatat gcattacctg tttttccgtt ccattgtcta
actggtaaat aataacgagt 11520tccttgccag ttataaccaa tccaaactaa
cccatctgat aaacaaactt cgtcatatgg 11580tgtatagccg tttggttgga
accaatagcc attaggttca cttaatttag gactacagac 11640acgtgcaaat
attggtaaaa aaccacatgt aaatgttgcc ttttcgtttc tataatatgt
11700gccgtattgg ttttgtttcc aattattagt tagttgaata ttttgttcta
atactttact 11760ttcactgttt gagaattttg ggcgaataaa atgtgtcaca
ccgtcataat aatgtgttct 11820aattgttgct ttttcccaac catcatatcc
accattcaac cagttttgtt ctaaacatgt 11880ataataatca agatttccac
ttgttacaca ttggatatgt ccatattgag aatttgtgta 11940tactgcaaca
tcacctaatt gaggtttaaa gctcgatgta ttttcataca ccgttgctaa
12000acctttaaag tcattattaa ttgcgtcttt agcattaccc cacatacgca
ctttaccgtc 12060agtaatataa tagatataag caacagctaa gtccatacat
tgaaaaccat atgcaccatc 12120aaagtcaaca ccaacacctt catgtttata
tatccaatct ttagcttgtt gttgtgattt 12180catttataac actcctattt
tttatgtttt gctacccatt catattcacg atgttttgta 12240tcagcgttca
cattactgaa aaactcttta tattctgata tgttagcttc taatgtttgt
12300ctcacttctc caactgcgtt accacttgac acacgtaacc atgcaccaac
acgttttatt 12360tcttccggtg cgtctttgaa taattccatt tggttgcctg
taatataata ttctccgggt 12420gttgtaacgt aagctatcca attattatat
ttacttgctt ctaaatattc ttgatatggt 12480gcgtctgttt tgattgttgt
ccataaacca taatcccatt ttaacgtgaa tacatctagc 12540gtcataccac
gcataacttt taccatttta cgaccagttg aaaaacgtgt taattcttga
12600acagtaccta atgtttgtgt tgtagggtat acattaatga aacaaccagc
gtcaataatt 12660tttttacttc catttgtagg catgttttta agcttttctg
ccgtactacc gtcaatataa 12720taaaatccag cttgcgttaa gtcatttaag
tcgtcgatat ggtcaggtat agataatgca 12780cgaccgtcat cttttgttaa
tttataattt tgagaacctc ttgcacgtaa tgcttcaaaa 12840tgttcatatt
ctccaagttg gaagaaaccg tataagttat ggaatcgttt accaccaccg
12900ccattagtca ttgcaagtaa taacgattta cgttttgttt ttgggtttgt
ataaatacaa 12960ataccctcag gctctttaaa attatcacgt gggaagttaa
ttccgtcttg gtaagataac 13020ttaaacgggt aatcgtataa cttttgacca
gttgttaatg aatctttgcc aatttgcaca 13080tgtgaattaa ctgaactgtt
accacttaac cagtacaaat catcaccatc aacagcaata 13140ccttgcatcc
aacgtgcatc gttattttct gaattatcaa ttgtcatttc tttttctaca
13200ttatcaatat gatttttaac atcagctctt gaacgtacct gtatcgtacc
atcaccgaaa 13260cgtaatacga gtttgtcatt tgcttcatca attaacggtg
taaaagaatg tttgtttaaa 13320agtgactgtg gtgtataatc tgttaaccct
ttggcttctt ctaaatctaa tacatagtta 13380tctttatatg ctacttgcaa
cagttttgca acaccatcgt gatgtaacca tattttcatt 13440tccccgtttg
attgtctttc taatccgatt gttgtaccgt gaccaccttg tacaatacgc
13500atactagaaa ttaaatcacc actaggcgtt aatttattaa tccaaaatcc
ctcaggtgtt 13560tgtgagtcgg attgtgttga gtacatttga ttcgtttctt
tatcaatatt aatagattgg 13620ttcacagcgt tacgaatacc cccaaagccc
attacaaact taggttcaag ctcatttaat 13680tcgaacccat taacaaaacg
gttaatgtct ttaattaagt ctttaacttc tgctttaaaa 13740tcattcattt
gtttcatttc agcaacttta aataatgcaa atgcagatgt aagaccggca
13800ctatatttag taaattcatc atgaataatg ttatctatcg taccatcatt
taaccaacct 13860ctaaataatt ctttagcttg gtctgggaat gctttcatta
agtcgtccca atttttgaaa 13920cgttttttta actcatcgtc atagtcccaa
atacgatgtg ctaatacttc aatgagcttt 13980gataatcttg aaatataatc
ataatatgat tttgaattgg tattataatc tgctctatca 14040tcgtaaaacg
gtgtataacg ttctctcgtt ttatatattt cgtctaaaaa tggacgaatg
14100tcgtcaaaat atttaaaatc gttttcatta tatgccataa ttttccacct
ttaccaaatt 14160tgtaaaaaac atttttttat caaattcatt taaaattttc
tttcttaaat cgtatacttt 14220atcaatatta tcaattaaat actgttttga
aaattgtgtg cctttcgcat tacctttttg 14280attttgatta cgttttacgt
tttgattact ttcgttactt gatttattca cagttttacc 14340gttatcaatc
gtgttattgt ctgcaaattt taacgttgtt ttatctacat caatgttaac
14400ctcgctttgt ggtaatgaca cataagcatt tctgttcgct gtcataccag
ttgaattgtc 14460taaagatgta gcattttgat ttgatgtttc atctgtgttg
tttgttgtat cttcattatg 14520ttctgtaaaa ccttgtgatt gtagatattt
ttcaacttca cttgatgaat aaacaacatt 14580caaataatcc tcatgtgtga
tacatacagt aatcacttgc ataccaaatg cctcaactgt 14640ttgtctgtta
atctctctat ctaaaaaatg aatcgtaaat gattttttaa aaagtaagtc
14700tgataaatct tctttcaatg aaaaaccttt aaatactttt tcattaacga
tagctaaaac 14760atctttatcg aatttcaaca ttttttgcat aaattgaaaa
tcatcatcat aaaacgttaa 14820tttattatca tttacaaatt cattgaaacc
ttttttaata agctcagatt taataaaatc 14880gtataaagtc attgtatatc
tagccattta aatcactact ttcatctttt aaaagtgtgt 14940caaccattga
tattttagac gttgtttcat catcgtaata cggtttaata tctaaaccat
15000agcgtttaga taaaaacgtg attggttcac gaccttttaa ataaatatta
ctatttgatg 15060ttgtaaaacc acgattactt ttagcttctt catctgatac
accactttct ttatcaacag 15120ctaaagagtt aatacctaaa tagttactta
attcactaat cttattttga tactctcttt 15180tcatctcagt taaagcagga
atcacactat tacttgttaa atcaataatg tcatcttctg 15240cattaaacat
aggtgacatt ttaacaaatg gtgcaccgtt atatatttct gatacaagtt
15300gattaattga ctcgtcatta atttctgatt taaatacctt gctaaatttc
gcttgcataa 15360tcaatgaaaa tcgagataaa acaacttcag ctaattcatc
ggtatagtgt tcaatgattt 15420caatatcact attatactgt ataggtttat
tttgcataac aacaaagtta ccactcatac 15480aattatcgta tagcttatga
atttgtagac actcatcagg aattaaatag tcaggtacaa 15540taaaataaat
atcttctttt gttaatcgtt tttgaaattg gaaattaaag tttgatgaaa
15600aatttggtgc ttgattaaaa taggtattat ttacataacc aagtatcata
atttgtttat 15660ttctagcttc accaaccact acattaatat tttgccttaa
tgcagactct aactgtataa 15720aatctatacc aaccgtatca cgattggtat
agtttataag taggggtaaa aattccaaat 15780aacgattaaa cataagacgt
ttaaatctgt tgcgatgttc aacaactctt ttgttgattt 15840cttttgataa
ttcaacgttt aaacctcttt tatcgttgtt catatttacg ctccttttat
15900tctgttgctt cttcctctag ttttggtgtt acatcttggt cagtaattaa
tattttatta 15960aagaatggac taatagcctt gaatgaataa taatgaatcc
agtgtgtgac ctcatcaaat 16020tcaccattat agaatggttg ttttaacata
cctttggtat aacgtttgta tttaattgca 16080ttaatatcta aaataaatgc
gtataaatct gattttggtt taatttcttc aatgttacca 16140gtaaactctt
taagtttaga aacatcataa gtaaatactg caccaactgg aattgtgtca
16200ccaatttgcg actgataatc accgtaagca cgtaagaaat caattgtctc
ttgattttgt 16260aatttaaatt cttttgttac tttaaacaca ccacctaaat
catcaaaact tataacatgg 16320tctgtaaaat caataccagc gatttggaat
gtgttagcaa tttttgtatc taataggtaa 16380gattttaaag aatctgttgt
taaaataaca atatctttta acttagatac agttgtatat 16440tgaccaattg
caccaccaga agcacggtga acttcattgt atttagcgct gttgttttgt
16500aagtttaaaa ttgcttcaaa tactttgctt gctaaatctt cttttgatgt
tgttttacgt 16560acgtttgact ctgataattg atttaatgag taatcaacta
acattgctcg catttctttt 16620tcttctaata cattaatatc agaaattttc
tttttatata cacctaatgc gtaatttgtt 16680gcgtctgcta atgtttggaa
attgaaacgt gtatcattat tgtttaatgt gaatttttgt 16740ttcttcacaa
taccactacc atataactta gtagccatac gtggataatt acgtttcaac
16800attaattcct cattttttga taaatccata ttaattggta ctgtatccat
aatgacatat 16860tcttcactat attgaccaat aaagtcttgt tctttagcta
accaattaaa acggttacct 16920aaagcaatat caattaataa tgtctcgtta
atcttaggga ataaatattt atttacaaat 16980gtttcaaaca ttgtattatt
gttatcccat ttatcaccaa atgtccaaga ttttgaataa 17040tcatggttaa
aatcttgtaa tgccgacttt gcagattttg ctactaaaag agctgtttcg
17100ttttttgtac ttgctggtgc cataatttat tattcctcct ctacgtctcc
gctaaaagtt 17160tgttttgaaa gtgaatggat ttgtacaccg tactcatctt
cacttttgtt tacatctatt 17220gacatatttt catttaattc agtacgttta
tttaaacgtg
aatcttcata tgatgtcccc 17280atcatagaac gcatgttatt gccttcatac
atattatttt cctcctaatc taaatctaac 17340ttgtcaacta attcttcatc
tgaatagtct ttatcttctt tgtcagcatt tgttacatct 17400ggttgtgttt
gttgtggttg ttgaatttgt gatgataaaa aagtagtcat ttgttgctct
17460aatgatgtaa tacgttgttc taatataaca gggtcgaatt ttgaactatc
ttcatctgtt 17520atagtaggtt ctaatttatt cttattttct tcttcaattg
tttctactgt tttatcttca 17580gtaggttctt cagttggttc ttcagttggt
tcttcagttg gttctttgtc gtctggtttt 17640acgatttcct caaattctgt
cattgtgaca cctccaaaat attttataac taattatatc 17700atagaatatt
taaataagta aattaaattt attaaaaagc gtgaacatag ttttcaataa
17760aagtaaatag atgtatatat tttgtaatta atgaatatgt aataggttag
ataagttgga 17820aaagtaggtg aacatttttt ataagtttag tttagaaatg
ataagttaat ttataagttt 17880tgatttgtat aatcgtttat tttaaacggt
ggggaggtgt aaatttacaa aaactttt 1793830750DNAArtificial
SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence Note = Synthetic
Construct 30atgaaatcac aacaacaagc taaagattgg atatataaac atgaaggtgt
tggtgttgac 60tttgatggtg catatggttt tcaatgtatg gacttagctg ttgcttatat
ctattatatt 120actgacggta aagtgcgtat gtggggtaat gctaaagacg
caattaataa tgactttaaa 180ggtttagcaa cggtgtatga aaatacatcg
agctttaaac ctcaattagg tgatgttgca 240gtatacacaa attctcaata
tggacatatc caatgtgtaa caagtggaaa tcttgattat 300tatacatgtt
tagaacaaaa ctggttgaat ggtggatatg atggttggga aaaagcaaca
360attagaacac attattatga cggtgtgaca cattttattc gcccaaaatt
ctcaaacagt 420gaaagtaaag tattagaaca aaatattcaa ctaactaata
attggaaaca aaaccaatac 480ggcacatatt atagaaacga aaaggcaaca
tttacatgtg gttttttacc aatatttgca 540cgtgtctgta gtcctaaatt
aagtgaacct aatggctatt ggttccaacc aaacggctat 600acaccatatg
acgaagtttg tttatcagat gggttagttt ggattggtta taactggcaa
660ggaactcgtt attatttacc agttagacaa tggaacggaa aaacaggtaa
tgcatatagt 720attggtgtac cttggggggt gttctcataa
75031249PRTArtificial SequenceDescription of Artificial Sequence
Note = Synthetic Construct 31Met Lys Ser Gln Gln Gln Ala Lys Asp
Trp Ile Tyr Lys His Glu Gly1 5 10 15Val Gly Val Asp Phe Asp Gly Ala
Tyr Gly Phe Gln Cys Met Asp Leu 20 25 30Ala Val Ala Tyr Ile Tyr Tyr
Ile Thr Asp Gly Lys Val Arg Met Trp 35 40 45Gly Asn Ala Lys Asp Ala
Ile Asn Asn Asp Phe Lys Gly Leu Ala Thr 50 55 60Val Tyr Glu Asn Thr
Ser Ser Phe Lys Pro Gln Leu Gly Asp Val Ala65 70 75 80Val Tyr Thr
Asn Ser Gln Tyr Gly His Ile Gln Cys Val Thr Ser Gly 85 90 95Asn Leu
Asp Tyr Tyr Thr Cys Leu Glu Gln Asn Trp Leu Asn Gly Gly 100 105
110Tyr Asp Gly Trp Glu Lys Ala Thr Ile Arg Thr His Tyr Tyr Asp Gly
115 120 125Val Thr His Phe Ile Arg Pro Lys Phe Ser Asn Ser Glu Ser
Lys Val 130 135 140Leu Glu Gln Asn Ile Gln Leu Thr Asn Asn Trp Lys
Gln Asn Gln Tyr145 150 155 160Gly Thr Tyr Tyr Arg Asn Glu Lys Ala
Thr Phe Thr Cys Gly Phe Leu 165 170 175Pro Ile Phe Ala Arg Val Cys
Ser Pro Lys Leu Ser Glu Pro Asn Gly 180 185 190Tyr Trp Phe Gln Pro
Asn Gly Tyr Thr Pro Tyr Asp Glu Val Cys Leu 195 200 205Ser Asp Gly
Leu Val Trp Ile Gly Tyr Asn Trp Gln Gly Thr Arg Tyr 210 215 220Tyr
Leu Pro Val Arg Gln Trp Asn Gly Lys Thr Gly Asn Ala Tyr Ser225 230
235 240Ile Gly Val Pro Trp Gly Val Phe Ser 245
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